Where does “Joch” come from?

Joch (German) comes from Middle High German joch, from Old High German joh, from Proto-West Germanic juk, from Proto-Germanic juką, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

Joch (German): yoke; ridge, mountain pass, col

Definitions

  1. yoke; ridge, mountain pass, col

Ancestry of “Joch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanjoch—
2Old High Germanjohyoke
3Proto-West Germanicjukyoke
4Proto-Germanicjukąyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic juką →