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

  1. a yo-yo; An exclamation of disagreement or...

Ancestry of “jojo”, step by step

jojo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål jo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåljoyes; in disagreement with the last speaker's...
2Danishjoas you know or should know; sometimes vaguely...
3Old Norsejaur—

via English yo-yo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishyo-yoA toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical...
2Ilocanoyóyoyo-yo
Every word from Old Norse jaur →Every word from Danish jo →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål jo →
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