Where does “hokeyness” come from?
hokeyness (English) comes from English hokey, 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-.
hokeyness (English): Alternative form of hokiness
Definitions
- Alternative form of hokiness
Ancestry of “hokeyness”, step by step
hokeyness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hokey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hokey | phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of... |
| 2 | English | hoke | Alternative form of hook; To ascribe a false or... |
| 3 | Middle English | hoke | hook |
| 4 | Old English | hōc | hook |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hōk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hōkaz | hook |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kog- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |