Where does “אויך” come from?

אויך (Yiddish) comes from Old High German ouh, from Proto-West Germanic *auk, from Proto-Germanic auk, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

אויך (Yiddish): also

Definitions

  1. also

Ancestry of “אויך”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanouhalso, too, as well
2Proto-West Germanic*aukalso, too
3Proto-Germanicaukalso, too; furthermore, in addition; and
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- →