Where does “woekeren” come from?
woekeren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch woekeren, from Dutch woeker, 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-.
woekeren (Dutch): to practise usury; to overgrow
Definitions
- to practise usury; to overgrow
Ancestry of “woekeren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | woekeren | — |
| 2 | Dutch | woeker | usury |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | woeker | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wuokar | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wōkraz | gain; increase; yield; offspring; interest; usury |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
Words derived from “woekeren”