Where does “jojo” come from?
jojo (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål jo, from Danish jo, from Old Norse jaur.
jojo (Norwegian Bokmål): a yo-yo; An exclamation of disagreement or...
Definitions
- a yo-yo; An exclamation of disagreement or...
Ancestry of “jojo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | jo | yes; in disagreement with the last speaker's... |
| 2 | Danish | jo | as you know or should know; sometimes vaguely... |
| 3 | Old Norse | jaur | — |