pocca

Old English

Alternative forms

pohha, poha, pohcha

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *pukkô, *pukô (“bag; pouch”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bʰew- (“to swell; blow; inflate”). Cognate with Middle High German pfoch (“pouch; purse”), Old Norse poki (“pouch; bag”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpok.ka/

Noun

pocca m (nominative plural poccan)

poke; pouch; bag

Descendants

Middle English: poke, pooke
- Scots: pok, poke, polk, poik
- English: poke

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