Where does “ヨーク家” come from?

ヨーク家 (Japanese) comes from Japanese ヨーク, from English yoke, from Middle English yok, from Old English ġeoc, 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.

ヨーク家 (Japanese): York (House of York)

Definitions

  1. York (House of York)

Ancestry of “ヨーク家”, step by step

ヨーク家 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese ヨーク

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseヨークyoke
2EnglishyokeFrame around the neck, and related senses; Pair...
3Middle EnglishyokAlternative form of ȝok
4Old Englishġeocyoke
5Proto-West Germanicjukyoke
6Proto-Germanicjukąyoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesea house; one's own home; a home, household
2Japanese家紋a crest for a household or family
3Middle Chineseかもん
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugómEvery word from Proto-Germanic juką