FromMiddle Dutchhoyke,huuc,huke, fromOld Dutchheucken, probably borrowed fromOld Frenchhuque,heuque, fromMedieval Latinhapaxhuca, of uncertain origin, possibly ultimately related tohuig(“uvula”).
huik f orm (pluralhuiken,diminutivehuikje n)
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
huik
Origin obscure. Perhaps a survival ofOld Englishhyċġan(“to think about, to consider”), or a borrowing ofMiddle Dutchheugen,huegen(“to think about, heed, remember, recall”).
huik (third-person singular simple presenthuiks,present participlehuikin,simple past and past participlehuikt)