Where does “Jo” come from?
Jo (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish jo, from Luxembourgish joen, from Middle High German jagen, from Old High German jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic jagōn — to hunt.
Jo (Luxembourgish): a yes
Ancestry of “Jo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | jo | yes; second-person singular imperative of joen |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | joen | to hunt; to chase, to pursue |
| 3 | Middle High German | jagen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | jagōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | jagōn | to hunt |