English
joiner
Joiner comes from Middle English joynour ‘maker of furniture, small boxes, etc’, from Old French joigneor ‘joiner, carpenter’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yunégti ~ *yungéntireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jungō‘to join’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiungōas iungere‘join’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400joindre‘to join’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400joigneor‘joiner, carpenter’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500joynour‘maker of furniture, small boxes, etc’
- Englishtodayjoiner
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yunégti ~ *yungéntireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jungō‘to join’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiungōas iungere‘join’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400joindre‘to join’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400joigneor‘joiner, carpenter’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500joynour‘maker of furniture, small boxes, etc’
- Englishtodayjoiner
Formed from join + -er
Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join’
Latin iungō ‘join’
Old French joindre
Middle English joinen ‘to join’
English join
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
yoga, joint, injunction, yogi, yoke, conjugate, jodi, jugular, conjugation, rejoin, subjugate, zygote, yojana, yuga, 34 more
through Proto-Italic *jungō ‘to join’
conjunction, disjunction, 9 more
through Latin iungō ‘join’
junction, junta, adjunct, juncture, juxtaposition, adjoining, subjunctive, conjunct, jostle, disjoint, adjoint, enjoin, 12 more
Today it means
noun A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg- / joiner