Where does “okan” come from?

okan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

okan (Old Saxon): to increase, grow; to be increased or enlarged

Definitions

  1. to increase, grow; to be increased or enlarged

Ancestry of “okan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaukanąto increase, to grow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →