Where does “hunke” come from?
hunke (Middle English) comes from Middle English inc, from Old English inc, from Old English ġit, from Proto-Germanic inkweraz, from Proto-Germanic jut, from Proto-Indo-European yú, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
hunke (Middle English): Alternative form of inc
Definitions
- Alternative form of inc
Ancestry of “hunke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | inc | Second-person dual accusative pronoun: you twain,... |
| 2 | Old English | inc | accusative/dative of ġit: you two |
| 3 | Old English | ġit | (the second-person dual nominative) you two |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | inkweraz | your, of you two; 2nd person dual possessive |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jut | you two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yú | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |