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Where does “jochier” come from?

jochier (Old French) comes from Old French joc, from Proto-Germanic juką, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

Ancestry of “jochier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jochier”

  • jucher
  • jucha
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