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Where does “ōkan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ōkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaukanąto increase, to grow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “ōkan”

  • oken
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