Where does “hoek” come from?

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

hoek (Dutch): corner; angle

Definitions

  1. corner; angle

Ancestry of “hoek”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hoek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hōk →