Where does “-jō” come from?

-jō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

-jō (Proto-West Germanic): Forms agent nouns from verbs

Definitions

  1. Forms agent nouns from verbs

Ancestry of “-jō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
3Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-jō”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →