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Where does “jo” come from?

jo (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse jór, from Proto-Germanic ehwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

jo (Norwegian Nynorsk): yes; in disagreement with the last speaker's...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “jo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejórhorse, stallion
2Proto-Germanicehwazhorse; name of the E-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →