Where does “ok” come from?

ok (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).

ok (Old Norse): and; also, too; yoke

Definitions

  1. and; also, too; yoke

Ancestry of “ok”, step by step

ok traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse svá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesváso
2Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
3Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)

via Proto-Germanic auk

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-—

via Proto-Germanic juką

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjukąyoke
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “ok”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swa →