Where does “woekerplant” come from?
woekerplant (Dutch) comes from Dutch woekeren, 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-.
woekerplant (Dutch): parasitic plant that overgrows its host
Definitions
- parasitic plant that overgrows its host
Ancestry of “woekerplant”, step by step
woekerplant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch woekeren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | woekeren | to practise usury; to overgrow |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | woekeren | — |
| 3 | Dutch | woeker | usury |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | woeker | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | wuokar | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wōkraz | gain; increase; yield; offspring; interest; usury |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |