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Where does “yote” come from?

yote (English) comes from Middle English yoten, from Old English ġēotan, from Proto-West Germanic geutan, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

yote (English): To pour water on; pour in; To steep; Abbreviation...

Definitions

  1. To pour water on; pour in; To steep; Abbreviation...

Ancestry of “yote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishyoten—
2Old Englishġēotanto pour, pour forth, shed, gush, flow, flood,...
3Proto-West Germanicgeutanto pour
4Proto-Germanicgeutanąto pour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
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