Where does “viktökning” come from?

viktökning (Swedish) comes from Swedish ökning, 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-.

viktökning (Swedish): weight gain (increase in (body) mass)

Definitions

  1. weight gain (increase in (body) mass)

Ancestry of “viktökning”, step by step

viktökning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ökning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishökningan increase
2Swedishökato increase
3Old Swedishøkato increase, to become larger; to add
4Old Norseaukato augment, increase; to add; to surpass, exceed
5Proto-Germanicaukanąto increase, to grow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

via Swedish vikt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishviktweight, mass; a weight; importance of something
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →