oker

Noun

Interest on money; usury; increase.

Verb

To increase (in price); add to.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: oker

Cognate with Scots: ocker

Cognate with Icelandic: ókur

Cognate with Swedish: ocker

Cognate with German: Wucher

Cognate with Dutch: woeker

Cognate with Old English: wōcor

Cognate with Gothic: 𐍅𐍉𐌺𐍂𐍃

Cognate with Latin: augere

In summary

From Middle English oker, okur, okir, okyr, ocker, from Old Norse ókr (“usury”), from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz (“progeny, earnings, profit”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to add, increase”). Cognate with Scots ocker (“usury”), Icelandic ókur (“usury”), Swedish ocker (“usury”), German Wucher (“usury”), Dutch woeker (“usury”), Old English wōcor (“increase, growth, fruit, usury”), Gothic 𐍅𐍉𐌺𐍂𐍃 (wōkrs, “interest, usury, tax”), Latin augere (“to increase”). More at eke, wax.