Where does “joh” come from?

joh (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic juk, from Proto-Germanic juką, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

joh (Old High German): yoke

Definitions

  1. yoke

Ancestry of “joh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicjukyoke
2Proto-Germanicjukąyoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “joh”

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