Where does “øker” come from?

øker (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse eykr, from Proto-Germanic jaukijaz, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

Ancestry of “øker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeykrdraft animal
2Proto-Germanicjaukijaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “øker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jaukijaz →Every word from Old Norse eykr →