Where does “ēacan” come from?

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

ēacan (Old English): to be enlarged or increased

Definitions

  1. to be enlarged or increased

Ancestry of “ēacan”, 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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →