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
Ancestry of “pook”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | poke | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | puk- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |
Words derived from “pook”