Where does “woekeren” come from?

woekeren (Middle Dutch) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

Ancestry of “woekeren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwoekerusury
2Middle Dutchwoeker—
3Old Dutchwuokar—
4Proto-Germanicwōkrazgain; increase; yield; offspring; interest; usury
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “woekeren”

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