Where does “joint” come from?

joint (French) comes from English joint, from Middle English upon, from Middle English up-, from Old English ūp-, from Old English ūp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

joint (French): past participle of joindre; seal; joint, spliff

Definitions

  1. past participle of joindre; seal; joint, spliff

Ancestry of “joint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjointDone by two or more people or organisations...
2Middle Englishuponupon
3Middle Englishup-—
4Old Englishūp-up-
5Old Englishūpup, from above
6Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
7Proto-Germanicubunder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “joint”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →