Where does “hokken” come from?
hokken (Dutch) comes from Old Norse hvatki, from Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.
hokken (Dutch): to live together unmarried, shack up
Definitions
- to live together unmarried, shack up
Ancestry of “hokken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hvatki | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | hvat | what |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |
Words derived from “hokken”