Where does “*auk” come from?
*auk (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic auk, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
Ancestry of “*auk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | auk | also, too; furthermore, in addition; and |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |