nok

Dutch (Brabantic)

/nɔk/

noun

Definitions

ridge of a roof
cam

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch nocke (tip, point) derived from Proto-Germanic *hnakka-.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hnakka-

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

inglenook English
nock English
nook English
nooked English
nookery English
nooklike English
*knewg- Proto-Indo-European
*hnakka- Proto-Germanic
*hnukkaz Proto-Germanic
hnoc Old English
noke Middle English
nokke Middle English
nok Danish
nocke Middle Dutch
nakkur Faroese
Nock Low German