Where does “Rahnock” come from?

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

Rahnock (German): yardarm

Definitions

  1. yardarm

Ancestry of “Rahnock”, step by step

Rahnock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Nock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNockyardarm
2Dutchnokridge of a roof; cam
3Middle Dutchnocketip, point
4Proto-Germanichnakka-—

via German Rah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRahyard horizontal spar on the mast of a sailing ship
Every word from Proto-Germanic hnakka- →Every word from Middle Dutch nocke →Every word from Dutch nok →