Where does “pook” come from?

pook (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch poke, from Proto-Germanic puk-, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

pook (Dutch): poker; gearstick

Definitions

  1. poker; gearstick

Ancestry of “pook”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpoke—
2Proto-Germanicpuk-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “pook”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic puk- →Every word from Middle Dutch poke →