Where does “hæklenål” come from?
hæklenål (Danish) comes from Danish hækle, 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.
hæklenål (Danish): crochet hook
Definitions
- crochet hook
Ancestry of “hæklenål”, step by step
hæklenål traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish hækle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hækle | to crochet |
| 2 | German | häkeln | to crochet |
| 3 | German | hāken | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | hāke | — |
| 5 | Old High German | hāko | hook |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *hakō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hakô | hook |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |
via Danish nål
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | nål | needle |
| 2 | Old Danish | naal | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | nagel | A nail, pin, peg wooden or metal spike used for fastening |
| 4 | Old High German | nagal | A nail |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | nagl | nail; nail or peg used for fastening |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | naglaz | nail; nail or peg used for fastening |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |