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Where does “auka” come from?

auka (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål auke, from Old Norse auka, from Proto-Germanic aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

auka (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of auke: ## simple past ## past...

Definitions

  1. inflection of auke: ## simple past ## past...

Ancestry of “auka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålaukean amount added; an increase, addition;...
2Old Norseaukato augment, increase; to add; to surpass, exceed
3Proto-Germanicaukanąto increase, to grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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