Where does “huka” come from?

huka (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål huke, from Old Norse húka, from Proto-Germanic *hūkan-, from Proto-Germanic *hūkkan-, from Proto-Germanic *huk(k)ōn-, from Proto-Indo-European *kuk-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

huka (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of huke: ## simple past ## past...

Definitions

inflection of huke: ## simple past ## past...

Ancestry of “huka”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	huke	to hook, to pull in with a hook; to grab, snatch;...
2	Old Norse	húka	to squat
3	Proto-Germanic	*hūkan-	—
4	Proto-Germanic	*hūkkan-	—
5	Proto-Germanic	*huk(k)ōn-	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	*kuk-néh₂	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	ḱewk-	flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kuk-néh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *huk(k)ōn- →