Etymology Explorer › Old English

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”

  • ye
  • yeah
  • yea
  • yere
  • yay
  • yeasay
  • yea-forsooth
  • yayness
  • yey
  • ya
  • ye
  • ȝa
  • yee
  • ȝea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →