Where does “hochement” come from?

hochement (French) comes from French hocher, from Middle French hochier, from Old French hochier, from Frankish hotsōn, from Frankish hottōn, from Proto-Germanic hud-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kēt-.

hochement (French): nod, shake

Definitions

  1. nod, shake

Ancestry of “hochement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhocherto nod
2Middle Frenchhochier—
3Old Frenchhochierto shake, jostle, stir, swing, move, twitch
4Frankishhotsōn—
5Frankishhottōnto shake, toss
6Proto-Germanichud-to shake; to swing, rock, shake
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kēt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hud- →Every word from Frankish hottōn →