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Where does “jabą” come from?

jabą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

jabą (Proto-Germanic): condition, stipulation, hesitation, doubt

Definitions

  1. condition, stipulation, hesitation, doubt

Ancestry of “jabą”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jabą”

  • endif
  • iffy
  • iffiness
  • iffily
  • yf
  • ob-
  • Obhut
  • beobachtbar
  • beobachten
  • Oberst
  • obgleich
  • obwohl
  • ob
  • Beobachtung
  • Beobachtungsstand
  • óbester
  • óbesterek
  • oberst
  • yiff
  • if
  • yef
  • yif
  • gif
  • ġif
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