Name Element HŌKAZ

Type Word

Meaning & History

Germanic word meaning "hook" [1][2].

Related Items

Other Languages & Cultureshoc(Anglo-Saxon) huok(Old Dutch) hok(Old Frisian)
Surname DescendantsHoek, Houk(Dutch) Hooker(English) Hoekstra(Frisian)

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 203.
  2. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 154.
Entry added December 7, 2022