Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wōkr

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wōkraz.

Noun

*wōkr m

  1. offspring, progeny
  2. usury, interest

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *wōkr
Genitive *wōkkras
Singular Plural
Nominative *wōkr *wōkkrō, *wōkkrōs
Accusative *wōkr *wōkkrā
Genitive *wōkkras *wōkkrō
Dative *wōkkrē *wōkkrum
Instrumental *wōkkru *wōkkrum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: wōcor f
  • Old Frisian: wōker m or n
  • Old Saxon: *wōkar
    • Middle Low German: wôker, wûker
      • German Low German: Woker
  • Old Dutch: wuoker
  • Old High German: wuohhar, wuochar m or n
    • Middle High German: wuocher
      • German: Wucher
      • Yiddish: וואָכער (vokher)