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Where does “oinj” come from?

oinj (French) comes from French joint, 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.

oinj (French): joint

Definitions

  1. joint

Ancestry of “oinj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjointpast participle of joindre; seal; joint, spliff
2EnglishjointDone by two or more people or organisations...
3Middle Englishuponupon
4Middle Englishup-—
5Old Englishūp-up-
6Old Englishūpup, from above
7Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
8Proto-Germanicubunder
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →