Where does “hook” come from?

Hook comes from Middle English hoke, from Old English hōc, from Proto-Germanic hōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European keg-.

hook (English): A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with...

Definitions

  1. A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with...

Ancestry of “hook”, step by step

hook traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhöka hawk; a hawk; proponent of aggressive politics
2Old Swedishhøkerhawk
3Middle Low Germanhȫkerpeddler
4Old High Germanhuchan—
5Proto-Germanic*hūkan-—
6Proto-Germanic*hūkkan-—
7Proto-Germanic*huk(k)ōn-—
8Proto-Indo-European*kuk-néh₂—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Dutch hoek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoekcorner; angle
2Middle Dutchhoec—
3Middle Dutchhuoc—
4Proto-West Germanichōk—
5Proto-Germanichōkazhook
6Proto-Indo-Europeankog-—

via Proto-Germanic hakô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichakôhook
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “hook”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kuk-néh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *huk(k)ōn- →