Where does “oke” come from?
oke (English) comes from Afrikaans outjie, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós — to grow, nourish.
oke (English): simple past tense of ache; simple past tense of...
Definitions
- simple past tense of ache; simple past tense of...
Ancestry of “oke”, step by step
oke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans outjie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | outjie | guy, bloke, dude |
| 2 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 3 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 5 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |