Where does “ouch” come from?

ouch (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ouh, from Proto-West Germanic *auk, from Proto-Germanic auk, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

ouch (Middle High German): also, too, as well

Definitions

  1. also, too, as well

Ancestry of “ouch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanouhalso, too, as well
2Proto-West Germanic*aukalso, too
3Proto-Germanicaukalso, too; furthermore, in addition; and
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “ouch”

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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