Where does “ook” come from?
ook (Dutch) comes 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-.
ook (Dutch): also, too, moreover; either; -ever
Definitions
- also, too, moreover; either; -ever
Ancestry of “ook”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | ôoc | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | ōk | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *auk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | auk | also, too; furthermore, in addition; and |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |