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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhockA Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either...
2EnglishhockamoreA Rhenish white wine
3GermanHochheimerfrom Hochheim
4EnglishHochheimA town in Hesse, Germany, situated on the river Main
5GermanHeimhome; hostel; asylum
6Middle High Germanheimhome, house
7Old High Germanheimvillage, home; home; dwelling, house
8Proto-West Germanichaimhome
9Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-
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