Where does “hock” come from?
hock (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic haimaz — to be lying down; to settle.
hock (English): A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either...
Definitions
- A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either...
Ancestry of “hock”, step by step
hock traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English hockamore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hockamore | A Rhenish white wine |
| 2 | German | Hochheimer | from Hochheim |
| 3 | English | Hochheim | A town in Hesse, Germany, situated on the river Main |
| 4 | German | Heim | home; hostel; asylum |
| 5 | Middle High German | heim | home, house |
| 6 | Old High German | heim | village, home; home; dwelling, house |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |