Where does “unterjochen” come from?

unterjochen (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.

unterjochen (German): to subjugate

Definitions

  1. to subjugate

Ancestry of “unterjochen”, step by step

unterjochen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German joch

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

via German Unter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnterjack, knave
2Middle High Germanunder—
3Old High Germanuntarunder
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “unterjochen”

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