Where does “woeker” come from?

woeker (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch woeker, from Old Dutch wuokar, from Proto-Germanic wōkraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

woeker (Dutch): usury

Definitions

  1. usury

Ancestry of “woeker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwoeker—
2Old Dutchwuokar—
3Proto-Germanicwōkrazgain; increase; yield; offspring; interest; usury
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “woeker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →