Where does “vierhoek” come from?

vierhoek (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-.

vierhoek (Dutch): quadrilateral

Definitions

  1. quadrilateral

Ancestry of “vierhoek”, step by step

vierhoek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hoek

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

via Dutch vier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvierfour
2Middle Dutchvierfour; Alternative form of vuur
3Old Dutchfuïrfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “vierhoek

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kog-
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