Proto-Indo-European
*yewg-
‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *yewg-.
57 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *yewg-, most familiar first.
- join ← joinen ← joindre ← iungō
- joint ← joynt ← iūnctus
- yoga ← योग ← *yáwgas ← *yáwgas ← *yéwg-o-s
- junction ← iūnctiō ← iungō ← *jungō ← *yunégti ~ *yungénti
- conjunction ← conjonction ← coniūnctiō ← coniungō ← iungō
- injunction ← iniunccyon ← injonctïon ← iniūnctiō
- adjunct ← adiunctus ← adiungō ← iungō ← *jungō
- rejoin ← rejoynen
- yogi ← योगी ← योगिन् ← *yugóm
- jodi ← जोड़ी ← 𑀚𑁄𑀟 ← 𑀚𑁄𑀟𑁂𑀇 ← 𑀚𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢
- yoke ← iuc ← ġeoc ← *juk ← *juką
- juncture ← iūnctūra ← iungō ← *jungō ← *yunégti
More words from *yewg-
- conjugate
- jugular
- conjugation
- joiner
- disjoint
- subjugate
- zygote
- adjoint
- yojana
- disjunction
- rejoinder
- enjoin
- yuga
- adjoin
- conjunctival
- zygon
- yogini
- syzygy
- jointure
- ayuntamiento
- adjunction
- biga
- jugaad
- zeugma
- azygos
- zygoma
- zygomaticus
- jugate
- disjoin
- diezeugmenon
- iniunctum
- jougs
- jugulate
- jument
- jugerum
- jumart
- jugulation
- jutti
- jugaadu
- yugada
- zeugitae
- zeuglodon
- zeuxite
- zygapophysis
- zygonic
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg-