Where does “høker” come from?

høker (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German hȫker, from Old High German huchan, 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.

høker (Old Swedish): hawk

Definitions

  1. hawk

Ancestry of “høker”, step by step

høker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German hȫker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhȫkerpeddler
2Old High Germanhuchan—
3Proto-Germanic*hūkan-—
4Proto-Germanic*hūkkan-—
5Proto-Germanic*huk(k)ōn-—
6Proto-Indo-European*kuk-néh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Old Norse haukr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehaukrhawk
2Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
3Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “høker”

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