Where does “bejakare” come from?

bejakare (Swedish) comes from Swedish bejaka, from Swedish jaka, from Swedish ja, from Old Norse já, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

Ancestry of “bejakare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbejakato answer a question with "yes"
2Swedishjakato say yes, to agree, to support
3Swedishjayes; a yes, an aye; a positive answer or vote;...
4Old Norseyes
5Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
6Proto-Indo-Europeanalready

Words derived from “bejakare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European