Where does “eykr” come from?
eykr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic jaukijaz, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
eykr (Old Norse): draft animal
Ancestry of “eykr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | jaukijaz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |