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Where does “Jochbein” come from?

Jochbein (German) comes from German joch, 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.

Jochbein (German): cheekbone

Definitions

  1. cheekbone

Ancestry of “Jochbein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjoch—
2Middle High Germanjoch—
3Old High Germanjohyoke
4Proto-West Germanicjuk—
5Proto-Germanicjukąyoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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