Where does “poke” come from?
Poke comes from Middle Dutch poken, from Anglo-Norman poke, from Frankish puku, from Proto-Germanic pukô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-.
poke (English): To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or...
Definitions
- To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or...
Ancestry of “poke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | poke | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | poke | sack |
| 3 | Frankish | *pokō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *puhô | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |
Words derived from “poke”