Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “juk” come from?

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

Ancestry of “juk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “juk”

  • jok
  • juk
  • Joch
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