Where does “Hockey” come from?

Hockey (German) comes from English hockey, from French hoquet — hiccup.

Hockey (German): hockey; field hockey

Definitions

  1. hockey; field hockey

Ancestry of “Hockey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhockeyIce hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of...
2Frenchhoquethiccup

Words derived from “Hockey”

Every word from French hoquet →Every word from English hockey →