huig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch huch, huuch, huych, borrowed through Middle High German from Middle Low German hūk. Of uncertain ultimate origin; possibly borrowed from North Germanic, or possibly from a variant of Proto-Germanic *hūbǭ (“head covering”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -œy̯x
huig (file)

Noun

huig f (plural huigen, diminutive huigje n)

uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)

Further reading

van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “huig”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

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