Where does “יאָך” come from?

יאָך (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German joch, from Old High German joh, 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.

יאָך (Yiddish): yoke bar or frame connecting two or more draught animals

Definitions

  1. yoke bar or frame connecting two or more draught animals

Ancestry of “יאָך”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanjoch—
2Old High Germanjohyoke
3Proto-West Germanicjukyoke
4Proto-Germanicjukąyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic juką →