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
Ancestry of “unterjochen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | joch | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | joch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | joh | yoke |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | juk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | juką | yoke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |