Where does “ȝok” come from?

ȝok (Middle English) comes 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.

ȝok (Middle English): yoke; A yoked group of beasts of burden; The...

Definitions

  1. yoke; A yoked group of beasts of burden; The...

Ancestry of “ȝok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeocyoke
2Proto-West Germanicjukyoke
3Proto-Germanicjukąyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “ȝok

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugómEvery word from Proto-Germanic juką