Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Nynorsk

Where does “ja” come from?

ja (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse já, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

ja (Norwegian Nynorsk): yes

Definitions

  1. yes

Ancestry of “ja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejáyes
2Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready

Words derived from “ja”

  • tja
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →