An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Hocke

by Friedrich Kluge

Hocke (1.), ‘shock (of corn), cock (of hay),’ first occurs in ModHG., perhaps from LG.; yet UpG. (Suab. and Tyrol.) hock, m., ‘cock.’ Perhaps allied to hoch and Haufe (root kuk); Lith. kúgis, ‘cock,’ points, however, to a different root. In West Teut. a cognate term with a prefix s appears — MidHG. schocke, schoche, ‘cock,’ E. shock, and the equiv. MidE. schokke. With regard to the prefix s comp. Stier, Drossel, and links.

Hocke (2.), m., ‘huckster,’ MidHG. hucke, m.; MidG. hoke, with a long vowel (hence HG. Höfer, Höferei, &c.), Du. hok, ‘booth’?. Comp. MidDu. heukster, MidE. huckstere, E. huckster; probably akin to hocken, ‘to squat.’