Where does “veelhoek” come from?

veelhoek (Dutch) comes from Dutch hoek, from Middle Dutch hoec, from Middle Dutch huoc, from Proto-West Germanic hōk, from Proto-Germanic hōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European kog-.

veelhoek (Dutch): polygon

Definitions

  1. polygon

Ancestry of “veelhoek”, step by step

veelhoek traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hoek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoekcorner; angle
2Middle Dutchhoec—
3Middle Dutchhuoc—
4Proto-West Germanichōk—
5Proto-Germanichōkazhook
6Proto-Indo-Europeankog-—

via Ancient Greek πολύγωνον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολύγωνονpolygon
2Ancient Greekπολύγωνοςpolygonal, many-angled
3Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
4Ancient Greekγόνυknee
5Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

via Dutch veel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveelmany, much, a lot of; much, a lot; much
2Middle Dutchvelemany, much; often; many times
3Old Dutchfilo—
4Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
5Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hōk →