Where does “unhock” come from?
unhock (English) comes from English hock, from English hockamore, from German Hochheimer, from English Hochheim, from German Heim, from Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, from Proto-West Germanic haim — to be lying down; to settle.
unhock (English): To redeem (goods previously pawned)
Definitions
- To redeem (goods previously pawned)
Ancestry of “unhock”, step by step
unhock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hock | A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either... |
| 2 | English | hockamore | A Rhenish white wine |
| 3 | German | Hochheimer | from Hochheim |
| 4 | English | Hochheim | A town in Hesse, Germany, situated on the river Main |
| 5 | German | Heim | home; hostel; asylum |
| 6 | Middle High German | heim | home, house |
| 7 | Old High German | heim | village, home; home; dwelling, house |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |