Etymograph

English

hookkeeper

From hook + keeper.

A compound of hook + keeper

Proto-Germanic *hōkaz

Proto-West Germanic *hōk

Old English hōc ‘hook’

Middle English hoke

English hook

Middle English kepere

English keeper

Today it means

noun A wire ring that holds a fly-fishing fishhook in place while rigged.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hookkeeper