Where does “hocke” come from?

hocke (Alemannic German) comes from Middle Low German hucken — to crouch, cower.

hocke (Alemannic German): to sit; to stay; to be in prison

Definitions

  1. to sit; to stay; to be in prison

Ancestry of “hocke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhuckento crouch, cower
Every word from Middle Low German hucken