Where does “juks” come from?

juks (Danish) comes from German Jux, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

juks (Danish): junk, useless items

Definitions

  1. junk, useless items

Ancestry of “juks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJuxjoke
2Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
3Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →