Where does “joug” come from?

joug (French) comes from Middle French joug, from Old French jug, from Latin iugum, from Proto-Italic jugom, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

joug (French): yoke; balance beam

Definitions

  1. yoke; balance beam

Ancestry of “joug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchjoug—
2Old Frenchjug—
3Latiniugumyoke or collar; a team of oxen; horizontal beam...
4Proto-Italicjugomyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “joug”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →