The story
- Dutch · derived fromhok“hutch, hovel, jail, pen, doghouse”
- English todayin hock
From Dutch hok (“hutch, hovel, jail, pen, doghouse”).
Words from the same roots
Dutchhok all →
hockhok
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
in hock
Today it means: Having been pawned. Full definition →
Dutch hok