Where does “joch” come from?

joch (Middle High German) comes from Old High German joh, 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.

Ancestry of “joch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanjohyoke
2Proto-West Germanicjukyoke
3Proto-Germanicjukąyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “joch”

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