Where does “iobăgie” come from?

iobăgie (Romanian) comes from Romanian ie, from German Ja, from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

iobăgie (Romanian): serfdom

Definitions

  1. serfdom

Ancestry of “iobăgie”, step by step

iobăgie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianietraditional Romanian embroidered blouse; the...
2GermanJaa yes
3Middle High Germanja—
4Old High Germanjā—
5Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
6Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready

via Romanian iobag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianiobagserf
2Hungarianjobbágyserf, villein
3Hungarianjobbbetter
4Hungarianjógood good for something (can be used for)
5Proto-Ugricjomɜgood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →