honk

Meaning

1. (neuter, rare) home, place where one belongs, shelter
2. (neuter) base (safe zone, e.g. in baseball and similar sports)

Concepts

purpose

goal

target

aim

butt

objective

end

🔚

intent

intention

base

home

🏠

plan

node

station

🚉

home plate

Synonyms

doelwit

doel

doelstelling

wit

voornemen

bedoeling

zin

strekking

toeleg

plan

station

🚉

base

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɦɔŋk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: honc

Inherited from Old Dutch: -

In summary

From Middle Dutch honc, likely through Old Dutch from Proto-Germanic *hank-, *hunk-. Only has cognates in the Frisian languages and possibly in the Old High German placename Hancwin. Since cognates outside of Germanic are lacking, the word is probably of substrate origin. Possibly related to haak (“hook”) and hoek (“corner”).