French hocher

← Old English hūdenian (mention)

← English hustle (mention)

← English hod (link)

← Middle French hochier (mention)

← Old French hochier (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *hud- (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *(s)ket- (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *kwēt- (mention)

← Dutch hutsen (mention)

← Dutch hutselen (mention)

→ English hotchpotch (mention)

→ English notch (cognate)

→ English oche (cognate)

→ French hochement (suffix)