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-.

*auk (Proto-West Germanic): also, too

Definitions

  1. also, too

Ancestry of “*auk”, step by step

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-—

Words derived from “*auk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →