Where does “oken” come from?

oken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ōkan, from Proto-Germanic aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

oken (Middle Dutch): to increase, to enlarge

Definitions

  1. to increase, to enlarge

Ancestry of “oken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchōkan—
2Proto-Germanicaukanąto increase, to grow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →