Middle English word eken comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg-, Old English īecan, and later Proto-Germanic *aukaną (To increase, to grow.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*h₂weg- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
īecan | Old English (ang) | |
*h₂owg-éye- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*aukaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To increase, to grow. |
ēacan | Old English (ang) | |
eking, eching | Middle English (enm) |