Etymology of the English word Hocktide
the English word
Hocktideusing the English prefix
hock-derived from the English word
tidederived from the English word
tidderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*da-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dā-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*tidisDate
The earliest known usage of Hocktide in English dates from the 15th century.
