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וואָכער
‘usury’

וואָכער
דער
וווּכער
'usury'

ETYMOLOGY

Why was the vowel raised from /u/ to /o/ before /x/?
Got. wokrs✱, ON ókr, OE wōcor, OHG wuohhar; from PGmc ✱wōk-ra- 'Ertrag, Zins'