Where does “yoke” come from?

yoke (Middle English) comes from Middle English ȝok, 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.

yoke (Middle English): Alternative form of ȝok; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ȝok; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “yoke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishȝokyoke; A yoked group of beasts of burden; The...
2Old Englishġeocyoke
3Proto-West Germanicjukyoke
4Proto-Germanicjukąyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic juką →