Where does “Nock” come from?

Nock (German) comes from Dutch nok, from Middle Dutch nocke, from Proto-Germanic hnakka-.

Nock (German): yardarm

Definitions

  1. yardarm

Ancestry of “Nock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnokridge of a roof; cam
2Middle Dutchnocketip, point
3Proto-Germanichnakka-—

Words derived from “Nock”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hnakka- →Every word from Middle Dutch nocke →Every word from Dutch nok →
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