Where does “yoman” come from?

yoman (Middle English) comes from Old English ġēamann, from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

yoman (Middle English): subordinate, hireling; yeoman, freeholder

Definitions

  1. subordinate, hireling; yeoman, freeholder

Ancestry of “yoman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēamannyeoman
2Old Englishġēye
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →