Where does “eke” come from?

eke (Middle English) comes from Old English ēaca, from Proto-Germanic aukô, from Proto-Germanic aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

eke (Middle English): also, additional

Definitions

  1. also, additional

Ancestry of “eke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēacaan addition, increase, eeking; addition,...
2Proto-Germanicaukôincrease, addition
3Proto-Germanicaukanąto increase, to grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “eke”

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