Where does “jowel” come from?

jowel (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman juel, from Old French jouel, from Vulgar Latin jocale, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

jowel (Middle English): Alternative form of juel

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of juel

Ancestry of “jowel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanjuel—
2Old Frenchjoueljewel; treasure; an object or person of beauty
3Vulgar Latinjocalegraceful object
4Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
5Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “jowel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokos →Every word from Proto-Italic jokos →
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