Where does “overhook” come from?

overhook (English) comes from English hook, from Swedish hök, from Old Swedish høker, from Middle Low German hȫker, from Old High German huchan, from Proto-Germanic *hūkan-, from Proto-Germanic *hūkkan-, from Proto-Germanic *huk(k)ōn- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

overhook (English): A clinch hold performed by putting an arm over the opponent's arm, and encircling the opponent's arm or upper body

Definitions

  1. A clinch hold performed by putting an arm over the opponent's arm, and encircling the opponent's arm or upper body

Ancestry of “overhook”, step by step

overhook traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hook

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhookA rod bent into a curved shape, typically with...
2Swedishhöka hawk; a hawk; proponent of aggressive politics
3Old Swedishhøkerhawk
4Middle Low Germanhȫkerpeddler
5Old High Germanhuchan
6Proto-Germanic*hūkan-
7Proto-Germanic*hūkkan-
8Proto-Germanic*huk(k)ōn-
9Proto-Indo-European*kuk-néh₂
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kuk-néh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic *huk(k)ōn-
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