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

  1. to live together unmarried, shack up

Ancestry of “hokken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvatkieach thing, everything for itself
2Old Norsehvatwhat
3Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “hokken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →