Where does “Kinderhook” come from?

Kinderhook (English) 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-.

Kinderhook (English): Any of various other towns and places named for the original

Definitions

  1. Any of various other towns and places named for the original

Ancestry of “Kinderhook”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Kinderhook”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hōk →
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