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Where does “wuokar” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wuokar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwōkrazgain; increase; yield; offspring; interest; usury
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “wuokar”

  • woekeren
  • woeker
  • aanwoekeren
  • woekerplant
  • woekeren
  • woeker
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