Where does “Josse” come from?

Josse (Old French) comes from Latin Iodocus, from Breton Iodoc, from Breton iudh, from Proto-Celtic yowdos — judge.

Ancestry of “Josse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIodocus—
2BretonIodoc—
3Bretoniudhlord
4Proto-Celticyowdosjudge

Words derived from “Josse”

Every word from Proto-Celtic yowdos →Every word from Breton iudh →Every word from Breton Iodoc →