Where does “ocker” come from?

ocker (English) comes from Middle English ocker, from Old Norse ókr, from Proto-Germanic wōkraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

ocker (English): Interest on money; usury; increase

Definitions

  1. Interest on money; usury; increase

Ancestry of “ocker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishocker—
2Old Norseókrusury
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 “ocker”

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