Where does “hækle” come from?

hækle (Danish) comes from German häkeln, from German hāken, from Middle High German hāke, from Old High German hāko, from Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

hækle (Danish): to crochet

Definitions

  1. to crochet

Ancestry of “hækle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhäkelnto crochet
2Germanhāken—
3Middle High Germanhāke—
4Old High Germanhākohook
5Proto-West Germanic*hakō—
6Proto-Germanichakôhook
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “hækle”

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