Where does “Noorderhoek” come from?

Noorderhoek (Dutch) comes from Dutch hoek, from Middle Dutch hoec, from Middle Dutch huoc, from Proto-West Germanic hōk, from Proto-Germanic hōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European kog-.

Ancestry of “Noorderhoek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoekcorner; angle
2Middle Dutchhoec—
3Middle Dutchhuoc—
4Proto-West Germanichōk—
5Proto-Germanichōkazhook
6Proto-Indo-Europeankog-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hōk →