English
yes
/jɛs/
Used to show agreement or acceptance.
Etymology graph
- inherited
- borrowed
- derived
- parts
- meaning component
- sound component
- related
Click a node to zoom in · double-click to open it
Origin
From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea. Compare Faroese júsá (“yes, indeed, certainly”).
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lineage
- inheritedMiddle Englishyes
- inheritedOld Englishġīese “by all means, of course, yes”
Related: Faroese júsá
Words built on it: yeah
Sources
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wiktionary: yes