English
join
Join comes from Middle English joinen ‘to join’, from Old French joindre, from Latin iungō, from PIE *yewg- ‘to join’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiungō‘join’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400joindre
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500joinen‘to join’
- Englishearliest quotation 1528join
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiungō‘join’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400joindre
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500joinen‘to join’
- Englishearliest quotation 1528join
Earliest quotation: 1528, Anoylynge: “And they ioyne them penaunce / as they call…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, unite’
yoga, conjunction, injunction, yogi, yoke, conjugate, jugular, conjugation, jodi, subjugate, zygote, yojana, disjunction, yuga, rejoinder, 36 more
through Latin iungō ‘join, yoke’
junction, junta, adjunct, juncture, juxtaposition, adjoining, subjunctive, conjunct, jostle, disjoint, adjoint, 13 more
Today it means
verb To connect or combine into one; to put together.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg- / join