Where does “alsook” come from?

alsook (Dutch) comes from Dutch ook, from Middle Dutch ôoc, from Old Dutch ōk, from Proto-West Germanic *auk, from Proto-Germanic auk, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

alsook (Dutch): as well as, also

Definitions

  1. as well as, also

Ancestry of “alsook”, step by step

alsook traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ook

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchookalso, too, moreover; either; -ever
2Middle Dutchôocalso, too
3Old Dutchōk—
4Proto-West Germanic*aukalso, too
5Proto-Germanicaukalso, too; furthermore, in addition; and
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

via Dutch als

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchalsif, when; when, as soon as; if, whether
2Middle Dutchalseif, in the case that; when, whenever; as, like
3Middle Dutchalsôso, thus
4Old Dutchalsōso, thus
5Proto-Germanic*allswā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →