Where does “wēodhōc” come from?

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

wēodhōc (Old English): hoe, weed hook

Definitions

  1. hoe, weed hook

Ancestry of “wēodhōc”, step by step

wēodhōc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hōc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhōchook
2Proto-West Germanichōk—
3Proto-Germanichōkazhook
4Proto-Indo-Europeankog-—

via Old English wēod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwēodweed
2Proto-West Germanic*weudweed (unwanted plant)

Words derived from “wēodhōc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hōk →