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Where does “hōk” come from?
hōk (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European kog-.
Ancestry of “hōk”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
hōkaz
hook
2
Proto-Indo-European
kog-
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Words derived from “hōk”
hook
hooks
Hooker
hooked
hooker
Windhoek
hookworm
unhook
hokey
hooky
hollyhock
boathook
harquebus
billhook
buttonhook
skyhook
huck
hooklike
hoke
huckle
pothook
tailhook
hookless
sheephook
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