Where does “Wouker” come from?

Wouker (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wōker, from Proto-West Germanic *wōkr, from Proto-Germanic wōkraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

Wouker (Saterland Frisian): usury, interest

Definitions

  1. usury, interest

Ancestry of “Wouker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwōker—
2Proto-West Germanic*wōkroffspring, progeny
3Proto-Germanicwōkrazgain; increase; yield; offspring; interest; usury
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →