joiner etymology

English word joiner comes from Proto-Italic *jungō (To join. To yoke.), Proto-Indo-European *yung-

Detailed word origin of joiner

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*jungō Proto-Italic (itc-pro) To join. To yoke.
*yung- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
iungere Latin (lat)
iuncta Latin (lat)
juindre Old French (fro)
joigneor Old French (fro)
joynour Middle English (enm)
joiner English (eng) A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.. A person who joins societies or organizations.. A thing that joins two separate items, e.g. software to connect video or music clips.

Words with the same origin as joiner

Descendants of *jungō
adjunct conjugate enjoin gaon join joint jostle joust jugular jument junction juncture junta just rejoin self-join subjugate subjugation yoke yokelet yokest yuga zygon zygote