Where does “Juk” come from?
Juk (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian juk, 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.
Juk (Saterland Frisian): yoke
Ancestry of “Juk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | juk | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | juk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | juką | yoke |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |