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Where does “jo” come from?

jo (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish iū, from Old Norse jaur.

jo (Swedish): yes; used as a disagreement to a negative...

Definitions

  1. yes; used as a disagreement to a negative...

Ancestry of “jo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishiū—
2Old Norsejaur—

Words derived from “jo”

  • jooko
  • joo
Every word from Old Norse jaur →