Where does “jou” come from?

jou (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian jaan, from Old Frisian jeva, from Proto-West Germanic geban, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

jou (West Frisian): first-person singular present of jaan; imperative...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present of jaan; imperative...

Ancestry of “jou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianjaanto give; to go, to leave
2Old Frisianjevato give
3Proto-West Germanicgebanto give
4Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geban →