Where does “yith” come from?

yith (Yola) comes from Middle English if, from Old English ġif, from Proto-Germanic jabai, from Proto-Indo-European ē- — then, at that time.

yith (Yola): if

Definitions

  1. if

Ancestry of “yith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishifif, on condition that
2Old Englishġifif
3Proto-Germanicjabaiwhen, if
4Proto-Indo-Europeanē-then, at that time
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jabai →Every word from Old English ġif →