Where does “yokibus” come from?

yokibus (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.

yokibus (English): a strange thing; a thingumajig

Definitions

  1. a strange thing; a thingumajig

Ancestry of “yokibus”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic juką →