Where does “yok” come from?

yok (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.

yok (Middle English): Alternative form of ȝok

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ȝok

Ancestry of “yok”, 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 “yok”

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