Where does “jogleur” come from?

jogleur (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin ioculator, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

Ancestry of “jogleur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinioculatorone who jokes; a joker, jester
2Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
3Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokosEvery word from Proto-Italic jokos
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