Proto-Germanic
*ja
‘yes’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *ja.
6 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *ja, most familiar first.
- if ← ġif ← *jabu ← *jabai ← *jabą
- ya ← ja ← ja ← ja
- yo ← ye ← ġēa ← *jā
- yea ← ye ← ġēa ← *jā
- ja
- yif ← ġif ← *jabē ← *jabai ← *jabą
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *ja