Where does “nok” come from?

nok (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nocke, from Proto-Germanic hnakka-.

nok (Dutch): ridge of a roof; cam

Definitions

  1. ridge of a roof; cam

Ancestry of “nok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnocketip, point
2Proto-Germanichnakka-—

Words derived from “nok”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hnakka- →Every word from Middle Dutch nocke →