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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | German | Heim | home; hostel; asylum |
| 6 | Middle High German | heim | — |
| 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 |