Where does “hoke” come from?

hoke (English) comes from Middle English hoke, from Old English hōc, from Proto-West Germanic hōk, from Proto-Germanic hōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European kog-.

hoke (English): Alternative form of hook; To ascribe a false or...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hook; To ascribe a false or...

Ancestry of “hoke”, step by step

hoke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English hoke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhokehook
2Old Englishhōchook
3Proto-West Germanichōk—
4Proto-Germanichōkazhook
5Proto-Indo-Europeankog-—

via English hokum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhokummeaningless nonsense with an outward appearance...
2Arabicحُكْم—

Words derived from “hoke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kog- →
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