Where does “jo” come from?
jo (Old Frisian) comes from Old Frisian jū, from Proto-West Germanic iwwiz, from Proto-Germanic izwiz, from Proto-Germanic *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
jo (Old Frisian): Alternative form of jū, accusative/dative of jī
Definitions
- Alternative form of jū, accusative/dative of jī
Ancestry of “jo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | jū | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | iwwiz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | izwiz | accusative/dative/instrumental of *jūz |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *jūz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |