Where does “jo” come from?

jo (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian jū, from Proto-West Germanic iwwiz, from Proto-Germanic izwiz, from Proto-Germanic *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

jo (West Frisian): you; your

Definitions

  1. you; your

Ancestry of “jo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianjū—
2Proto-West Germaniciwwiz—
3Proto-Germanicizwizaccusative/dative/instrumental of *jūz
4Proto-Germanic*jūz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *jūz →Every word from Proto-Germanic izwiz →