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
- first-person singular present of jaan; imperative...
Ancestry of “jou”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | West Frisian | jaan | to give; to go, to leave |
| 2 | Old Frisian | jeva | to give |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | geban | to give |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |