Where does “hokey” come from?
hokey (English) comes from English hoke, from Middle English hoke, from Old English hōc, from Proto-West Germanic hōk, from Proto-Germanic hōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European kog-.
hokey (English): phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of...
Definitions
- phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of...
Ancestry of “hokey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hoke | Alternative form of hook; To ascribe a false or... |
| 2 | Middle English | hoke | hook |
| 3 | Old English | hōc | hook |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hōk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hōkaz | hook |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kog- | — |
Words derived from “hokey”