Where does “juk” come from?

juk (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch juk, from Middle Dutch joc, from Old Dutch juk, from Proto-Germanic juką, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

juk (Afrikaans): yoke

Definitions

  1. yoke

Ancestry of “juk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjuka yoke; a burden; something which represses or...
2Middle Dutchjoc—
3Old Dutchjuk—
4Proto-Germanicjukąyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “juk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic juką →