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Where does “āk” come from?

āk (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic auk, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

Ancestry of “āk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaukalso, too; furthermore, in addition; and
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “āk”

  • ek
  • uk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →