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

Definitions

  1. yoke

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

Words derived from “joch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic juką →