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
- To pour water on; pour in; To steep; Abbreviation...
Ancestry of “yote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | yoten | — |
| 2 | Old English | ġēotan | to pour, pour forth, shed, gush, flow, flood,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | geutan | to pour |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | geutaną | to pour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewd- | to pour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |