Where does “iā” come from?

iā (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

iā (Old English): yea, yes

Definitions

  1. yea, yes

Ancestry of “iā”, step by step

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

Words derived from “iā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →