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Where does “jau” come from?

jau (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse jaur.

jau (Norwegian Nynorsk): yes, in disagreement with the last speaker's...

Definitions

  1. yes, in disagreement with the last speaker's...

Ancestry of “jau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejaur—
Every word from Old Norse jaur →