Where does “huke” come from?
huke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.
huke (Norwegian Bokmål): to hook, to pull in with a hook; to grab, snatch;...
Definitions
- to hook, to pull in with a hook; to grab, snatch;...
Ancestry of “huke”, step by step
huke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse húka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | húka | to squat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkan- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkkan- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *huk(k)ōn- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kuk-néh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |
via Norwegian Bokmål huk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | huk | imperative of huke |