Etymology

yokefellow

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Today it means: A companion; a fellow labourer, a person who works at the same task as another. Full definition →

First used 16th c.
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The story

From yoke + fellow. Compare Ancient Greek σύζυγος.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 16th c. A companion; a fellow labourer, a person who works at the same task as another.
  • from 16th c. Someone joined in marriage to another; a spouse.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.