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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

Definitions

  1. draft animal

Ancestry of “eykr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjaukijaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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