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Where does “wuohharōn” come from?

wuohharōn (Old High German) comes from Old High German wuohhar, from Proto-Germanic wōkraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

Ancestry of “wuohharōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwuohharharvest, revenue
2Proto-Germanicwōkrazgain; increase; yield; offspring; interest; usury
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “wuohharōn”

  • wuchern
  • wuochern
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