Where does “jef” come from?

jef (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic jabai, from Proto-Indo-European ē- — then, at that time.

jef (Old Frisian): If

Definitions

  1. If

Ancestry of “jef”, step by step

jef traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic jabai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjabaiwhen, if
2Proto-Indo-Europeanē-then, at that time

via Proto-West Germanic gebu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgebugift
2Proto-Germanicgebōgift; name of the G-rune

Words derived from “jef”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jabai →
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