Where does “pinhooker” come from?
pinhooker (English) comes from English pinhook, 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- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.
pinhooker (English): A speculator who buys and sells tobacco
Definitions
- A speculator who buys and sells tobacco
Ancestry of “pinhooker”, step by step
pinhooker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pinhook
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pinhook | A simple fishhook made from a pin |
| 2 | English | hook | A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with... |
| 3 | Swedish | hök | a hawk; a hawk; proponent of aggressive politics |
| 4 | Old Swedish | høker | hawk |
| 5 | Middle Low German | hȫker | peddler |
| 6 | Old High German | huchan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkan- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkkan- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *huk(k)ōn- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *kuk-néh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |