Where does “wocor” come from?

wocor (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wōkr, from Proto-Germanic wōkraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

wocor (Old English): offspring, progeny

Definitions

  1. offspring, progeny

Ancestry of “wocor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wōkroffspring, progeny
2Proto-Germanicwōkrazgain; increase; yield; offspring; interest; usury
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →