nock

nock · noun, verb, interjection¹

1. Middle Dutch · derived fromnocke“tip, point”
2. Dutch · derived fromnok
3. Middle English · inherited fromnokke
4. English todaynock

From Middle English nokke, attested since the 14th century, probably from a Scandinavian/North Germanic language (compare Swedish nock (“notch”), but compare Dutch nok, from Middle Dutch nocke (“tip, point”). Both could be related to nook (“corner, recess”).

Nock · proper noun²

From the Middle English phrase atten okes (“at the oaks”).