Where does “forehock” come from?
forehock (English) comes from English hock, from English hockamore, from German Hochheimer, from English Hochheim, from German Heim, from Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, from Proto-West Germanic haim — to be lying down; to settle.
forehock (English): The hock from the foreleg of a pig
Definitions
- The hock from the foreleg of a pig
Ancestry of “forehock”, step by step
forehock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hock | A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either... |
| 2 | English | hockamore | A Rhenish white wine |
| 3 | German | Hochheimer | from Hochheim |
| 4 | English | Hochheim | A town in Hesse, Germany, situated on the river Main |
| 5 | German | Heim | home; hostel; asylum |
| 6 | Middle High German | heim | home, house |
| 7 | Old High German | heim | village, home; home; dwelling, house |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via English Fore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fore | A people of Papua New Guinea |
| 2 | German | Fahr | — |
| 3 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 4 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 6 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |