huuko

== Cimbrian == === Etymology === Uncertain. The consonantism is in line with Middle High German hāke, from Old High German hācko, hāggo, from Proto-West Germanic *hāggō, whence German Haken, Dutch haak. The vowel would agree with Proto-West Germanic *hōk, whence Dutch hoek, English hook; but this word has no known descendants in High German. Perhaps a blend of Old High German hāggo with *kuohho (attested in slitokuohho), whence German Kufe (“runner of a sled”). Compare Alemannic German Hueche alongside Hauche, Huuche (which latter two would require Old High German -ou-, -ū- respectively, though Huuche can be from *hunk- and then cognate with Dutch honk). The Alemannic group has senses such as “iron hook; runner; handle of a scythe”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === huuko m (plural huuken, diminutive hüukle) (Sette Comuni) hook (on a carrying pole) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “huuko” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo