Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “hoc” come from?

hoc (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hōk, from Proto-Germanic hōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European kog-.

hoc (Old English): hook

Definitions

  1. hook

Ancestry of “hoc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichōk—
2Proto-Germanichōkazhook
3Proto-Indo-Europeankog-—

Words derived from “hoc”

  • hook
  • hooks
  • hooked
  • hooker
  • hookworm
  • unhook
  • hokey
  • boathook
  • buttonhook
  • skyhook
  • hooklike
  • hoke
  • pothook
  • tailhook
  • sheephook
  • hookless
  • hooknose
  • eyehook
  • hookset
  • hooklet
  • tenterhook
  • rehook
  • hookkeeper
  • fleshhook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kog- →