Where does “ök” come from?

ök (Swedish) comes from Old Norse ok, from Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).

ök (Swedish): a beast of burden

Definitions

  1. a beast of burden

Ancestry of “ök”, step by step

ök traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseokand; also, too; yoke
2Old Norsesváso
3Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
4Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)

via Old Swedish øker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishøker—
2Old Norseeykrdraft animal
3Proto-Germanicjaukijaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “ök”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swa →