Where does “jo” come from?

jo (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish joen, from Middle High German jagen, from Old High German jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic jagōn — to hunt.

jo (Luxembourgish): yes; second-person singular imperative of joen

Definitions

  1. yes; second-person singular imperative of joen

Ancestry of “jo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishjoento hunt; to chase, to pursue
2Middle High Germanjagen—
3Old High Germanjagōnto hunt
4Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt

Words derived from “jo”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic jagōn →Every word from Old High German jagōn →Every word from Middle High German jagen →