Where does “hockerl” come from?

hockerl (Bavarian) comes from German Höcker, from German hocken, from Middle Low German hucken — to crouch, cower.

hockerl (Bavarian): small backless kitchen stool

Definitions

  1. small backless kitchen stool

Ancestry of “hockerl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHöckerhump
2Germanhockento squat; to crouch; to sit in a huddled...
3Middle Low Germanhuckento crouch, cower

Words derived from “hockerl”

Every word from Middle Low German hucken →Every word from German hocken →Every word from German Höcker →