Where does “háček” come from?

háček (Czech) comes from Czech hák, from Middle High German hāken, from Old High German hāko, from Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

háček (Czech): little hook; fishhook; háček

Definitions

  1. little hook; fishhook; háček

Ancestry of “háček”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhákhook
2Middle High Germanhāken
3Old High Germanhākohook
4Proto-West Germanic*hakō
5Proto-Germanichakôhook
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “háček

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg-Every word from Proto-Germanic hakôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō
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