Where does “yev” come from?
yev (Breton) comes from English jow, from Middle English chaulen, from Middle English chavel, from Old English ċeafl, from Proto-West Germanic kafl, from Proto-Germanic kaflaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns, from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- — to eat, chew.
yev (Breton): yoke
Definitions
- yoke
Ancestry of “yev”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jow | A pre-metric unit of length in India, equal to... |
| 2 | Middle English | chaulen | — |
| 3 | Middle English | chavel | cheek, jaw |
| 4 | Old English | ċeafl | a bill, beak, snout, jaw, jaw-bone, cheek,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kafl | jaw |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kaflaz | jaw |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵep- | to eat, chew |