See also: Hoek and hök

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Etymology

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From Dutch hoek, from Middle Dutch hoec, huoc, from Old Dutch *huok, from Proto-West Germanic *hōk, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz (hook), from Proto-Indo-European *kog-, *keg-, *keng- (peg, hook, claw).

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hoek (plural hoeke)

  1. corner
  2. angle
  3. (boxing) hook

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch hoec, huoc, from Old Dutch *huok, from Proto-West Germanic *hōk, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz (hook), from Proto-Indo-European *kog-, *keg-, *keng- (peg, hook, claw).

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hoek m (plural hoeken, diminutive hoekje n)

  1. corner
  2. angle
  3. (boxing) hook

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: hoek
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: hoek
  • Jersey Dutch: hûk
  • Negerhollands: hoek
  • Indonesian: hoek, hook, huk (land or building at a corner)
  • Papiamentu: huki, hoeki
  • Sranan Tongo: huku, uku
    • Caribbean Hindustani: huku
    • Caribbean Javanese: uku
    • Kari'na: ukuru

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Dutch hoek (corner, angle), from Middle Dutch hoec, huoc, from Old Dutch *huok, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz (hook), from Proto-Indo-European *kog-, *keg-, *keng- (peg, hook, claw).

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hoek (first-person possessive hoekku, second-person possessive hoekmu, third-person possessive hoeknya)

  1. (colloquial) alternative form of huk (land or building at the corner).