Where does “juk” come from?

juk (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.

juk (Middle Low German): Alternative form of jû

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of jû

Ancestry of “juk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonjuk—
2Proto-Germanicjukąyoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
4Proto-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 →