Where does “yoking” come from?

Yoking derives from English yoke, which comes from Middle English yok, Old English ġeoc, Proto-Germanic juką, and Proto-Indo-European yugóm, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root yewg- meaning to join or bind together.

yoking (English): present participle of yoke; The act or period of...

Definitions

  1. present participle of yoke; The act or period of...

Ancestry of “yoking”, 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
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