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Where does “WebHook” come from?

WebHook (German) comes from English webhook, from English hook, from Swedish hök, from Old Swedish høker, from Middle Low German hȫker, from Old High German huchan, from Proto-Germanic *hūkan-, from Proto-Germanic *hūkkan- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

WebHook (German): webhook

Definitions

  1. webhook

Ancestry of “WebHook”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwebhookA method of augmenting or altering the behavior...
2EnglishhookA rod bent into a curved shape, typically with...
3Swedishhöka hawk; a hawk; proponent of aggressive politics
4Old Swedishhøkerhawk
5Middle Low Germanhȫkerpeddler
6Old High Germanhuchan—
7Proto-Germanic*hūkan-—
8Proto-Germanic*hūkkan-—
9Proto-Germanic*huk(k)ōn-—
10Proto-Indo-European*kuk-néh₂—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
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