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
Ancestry of “yok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġeoc | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | juk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | juką | yoke |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |