Where does “yoker” come from?
yoker (English) comes 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.
yoker (English): One who yokes
Definitions
- One who yokes
Ancestry of “yoker”, step by step
yoker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English yoke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yoke | Frame around the neck, and related senses; Pair... |
| 2 | Middle English | yok | Alternative form of ȝok |
| 3 | Old English | ġeoc | yoke |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | juk | yoke |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | juką | yoke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |