Where does “hákáč” come from?

hákáč (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.

hákáč (Czech): swastika

Definitions

  1. swastika

Ancestry of “hákáč”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhákhook
2Middle High Germanhāken—
3Old High Germanhākohook
4Proto-West Germanic*hakō—
5Proto-Germanichakôhook
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō →