Where does “weed hook” come from?

weed hook (English) comes from Old English wēodhōc, from Old English hōc, from Proto-West Germanic hōk, from Proto-Germanic hōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European kog-.

weed hook (English): A gardening tool containing a hook, used for cutting away or uprooting weeds

Definitions

  1. A gardening tool containing a hook, used for cutting away or uprooting weeds

Ancestry of “weed hook”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwēodhōchoe, weed hook
2Old Englishhōchook
3Proto-West Germanichōk—
4Proto-Germanichōkazhook
5Proto-Indo-Europeankog-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hōk →