French

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hocher

  1. to nod (move one's head)

Conjugation

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