Where does “Wucherer” come from?
Wucherer (German) comes from Middle High German wuocherære, from Old High German wuohharāri, from Old High German wuohhar, from Proto-Germanic wōkraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
Wucherer (German): usurer one who loans money at exorbitant interest rates, loan shark
Definitions
- usurer one who loans money at exorbitant interest rates, loan shark
Ancestry of “Wucherer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | wuocherære | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wuohharāri | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wuohhar | harvest, revenue |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wōkraz | gain; increase; yield; offspring; interest; usury |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |