Where does “yokelessness” come from?
yokelessness (English) comes from English yokeless, from English yoke, from Middle English yok, from Old English ġeoc, from Proto-West Germanic juk, from Proto-Germanic juką, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
yokelessness (English): The quality of being yokeless
Definitions
- The quality of being yokeless
Ancestry of “yokelessness”, step by step
yokelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English yokeless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yokeless | Without a yoke |
| 2 | English | yoke | Frame around the neck, and related senses; Pair... |
| 3 | Middle English | yok | Alternative form of ȝok |
| 4 | Old English | ġeoc | yoke |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | juk | yoke |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | juką | yoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |