hocher

Meaning

to nod (move one's head)

Concepts

nod

shake

🫨

shaking

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Synonyms

opiner

saluer de la tête

ballotter

dodeliner de la tete

secouer

dodeliner la tête

Translations

sallamak

scrollare

sarsmak

silkelemek

κινώ

scuotere

accennare

annuire

capejar

nutus

knikken

acenar

assentir

agitar

asentir con la cabeza

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔ.ʃe/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: hochier

Inherited from Old French: hochier

Cognate with Dutch: hutsen

Cognate with English: hustle

Cognate with Old English: hūdenian

In summary

Inherited from Middle French hochier, from Old French hochier (“to shake, jostle, stir, swing, move, twitch”), from Frankish *hotsōn, *hottisōn, from *hottōn (“to shake, toss”), from Proto-Germanic *hud- (“to swing, rock, shake”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ket- or *kwēt- (“to shake, rock back and forth”). See also hod.
Cognates
* Dutch hutsen, hutselen (“to shake, shudder”)
* English hustle
* Old English hūdenian (“to rock, shake”)