Where does “vierhoekig” come from?

vierhoekig (Dutch) comes from Dutch hoekig, 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-.

vierhoekig (Dutch): quadrangular

Definitions

  1. quadrangular

Ancestry of “vierhoekig”, step by step

vierhoekig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hoekig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoekigangular; stiff, rigid
2Dutchhoekcorner; angle
3Middle Dutchhoec—
4Middle Dutchhuoc—
5Proto-West Germanichōk—
6Proto-Germanichōkazhook
7Proto-Indo-Europeankog-—

via Dutch vierhoek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvierhoekquadrilateral
2Dutchvierfour
3Middle Dutchvierfour; Alternative form of vuur
4Old Dutchfuïrfire
5Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
6Proto-Germanicfōrfire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kog- →