Where does “jok” come from?

jok (Dutch) comes 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.

jok (Dutch): jest; frivolous, unserious intent or mood; joke,...

Definitions

  1. jest; frivolous, unserious intent or mood; joke,...

Ancestry of “jok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchjoc—
2Old Dutchjuk—
3Proto-Germanicjukąyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic juką →