Where does “jū” come from?

jū (Vilamovian) comes 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.

jū (Vilamovian): yes

Definitions

  1. yes

Ancestry of “jū”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanja—
2Old High Germanjā—
3Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
4Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →
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