Where does “yokewise” come from?

yokewise (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.

yokewise (English): In the manner of a yoke

Definitions

  1. In the manner of a yoke

Ancestry of “yokewise”, step by step

yokewise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English yoke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyokeFrame around the neck, and related senses; Pair...
2Middle EnglishyokAlternative form of ȝok
3Old Englishġeocyoke
4Proto-West Germanicjukyoke
5Proto-Germanicjukąyoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via English wise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of...
2Middle Englishwyswise, thoughtful, proper; knowledgeable; alert,...
3Old Englishwīswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →