Where does “juk” come from?

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

juk (Proto-West Germanic): yoke

Definitions

  1. yoke

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”

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