Where does “hocher” come from?

hocher (Middle French) comes from Old French hochier, from Frankish hotsōn, from Frankish hottōn, from Proto-Germanic hud-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kēt-.

Ancestry of “hocher”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	hochier	to shake, jostle, stir, swing, move, twitch
2	Frankish	hotsōn	—
3	Frankish	hottōn	to shake, toss
4	Proto-Germanic	hud-	to shake; to swing, rock, shake
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kēt-	—

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