Where does “jok” come from?

jok (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon juk, from Proto-Germanic juką, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

Ancestry of “jok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonjuk—
2Proto-Germanicjukąyoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “jok”

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