Where does “*wōkr” come from?

*wōkr (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wōkraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

*wōkr (Proto-West Germanic): offspring, progeny

Definitions

  1. offspring, progeny

Ancestry of “*wōkr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwōkrazgain; increase; yield; offspring; interest; usury
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “*wōkr”

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