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
Ancestry of “joug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | joug | — |
| 2 | Old French | jug | — |
| 3 | Latin | iugum | yoke or collar; a team of oxen; horizontal beam... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | jugom | yoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
Words derived from “joug”