Where does “hellingshoek” come from?

hellingshoek (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-.

hellingshoek (Dutch): angle of inclination

Definitions

  1. angle of inclination

Ancestry of “hellingshoek”, step by step

hellingshoek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hoek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoekcorner; angle
2Middle Dutchhoec—
3Middle Dutchhuoc—
4Proto-West Germanichōk—
5Proto-Germanichōkazhook
6Proto-Indo-Europeankog-—

via Dutch helling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhellinginclination, slope; dip
2Middle Dutchheldinge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kog- →