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
Ancestry of “høker”, step by step
Words derived from “høker”