Where does “*beaduhōc” come from?

*beaduhōc (Old English) comes from Old English beadu, from Proto-Germanic *badu, from Proto-Germanic badwō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰodʰweh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

*beaduhōc (Old English): a battle-hook, especially one used on ships

Definitions

  1. a battle-hook, especially one used on ships

Ancestry of “*beaduhōc”, step by step

*beaduhōc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English beadu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbeadubattle, war
2Proto-Germanic*badu—
3Proto-Germanicbadwōbattle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰodʰweh₂battle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab

via Old English hōc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhōchook
2Proto-West Germanichōk—
3Proto-Germanichōkazhook
4Proto-Indo-Europeankog-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰodʰweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic badwō →