Where does “ökning” come from?

ökning (Swedish) comes from Swedish öka, from Old Swedish øka, from Old Norse auka, from Proto-Germanic aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

ökning (Swedish): an increase

Definitions

  1. an increase

Ancestry of “ökning”, step by step

ökning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish öka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishökato increase
2Old Swedishøkato increase, to become larger; to add
3Old Norseaukato augment, increase; to add; to surpass, exceed
4Proto-Germanicaukanąto increase, to grow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

via Swedish ning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishning—

Words derived from “ökning”

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