Where does “hocker” come from?
hocker (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.
hocker (English): One who hocks or pawns an item
Definitions
- One who hocks or pawns an item
Ancestry of “hocker”, step by step
hocker 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 ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |