Where does “hoeksnelheid” come from?

hoeksnelheid (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-.

hoeksnelheid (Dutch): angular velocity

Definitions

  1. angular velocity

Ancestry of “hoeksnelheid”, step by step

hoeksnelheid 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 snelheid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnelheidspeed, velocity
2Middle Dutchsnelheit—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kog- →