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Where does “hoekversnelling” come from?

hoekversnelling (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-.

hoekversnelling (Dutch): angular acceleration

Definitions

  1. angular acceleration

Ancestry of “hoekversnelling”, 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- →