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Where does “ouh” come from?

ouh (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *auk, from Proto-Germanic auk, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

ouh (Old High German): also, too, as well

Definitions

  1. also, too, as well

Ancestry of “ouh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*auk—
2Proto-Germanicaukalso, too; furthermore, in addition; and
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “ouh”

  • auch
  • אויך
  • au
  • aach
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