Where does “jug” come from?
jug (Old French) comes from Latin iugum, from French joug, from Middle French joug, from Old French jou, from Latin jugum, from Proto-Italic jugom, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
Ancestry of “jug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | iugum | yoke or collar; a team of oxen; horizontal beam... |
| 2 | French | joug | yoke; balance beam |
| 3 | Middle French | joug | — |
| 4 | Old French | jou | Alternative form of je |
| 5 | Latin | jugum | Alternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | jugom | yoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |