yo

Meanings

Interjection

Noun

Related

Similar words

  • hey, hi; see also :Category:Greetings
  • hey

Origin

  • From Middle English yo, io, ȝo, yeo, yaw, variant forms of ya, ye, from Old English ġēa ("yes, yea"), from Proto-Germanic *ja ("yes"), from Proto-Indo-European *yē ("already"); or perhaps from Old English ēow ("Wo!, Alas!"). Compare Danish, Swedish, Norwegian jo ("yes"), Dutch jow ("hi, hey") and Dutch jo ("hi, hey"). More at yea, ow, ew.
  • From you're, your, etc.
  • From Russian ё.

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