Where does “djeu” come from?

djeu (Walloon) comes from Latin jugum, from Proto-Italic jugom, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

djeu (Walloon): game; yoke

Definitions

  1. game; yoke

Ancestry of “djeu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinjugumAlternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke
2Proto-Italicjugomyoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugómEvery word from Proto-Italic jugom