Where does “Heek” come from?
Heek (Dutch) comes from English hake, from Dutch Haag, from Middle Dutch hāge, from Old Dutch hago, from Proto-West Germanic hagō, from Proto-Germanic *hagô, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ- — to take, seize.
Heek (Dutch): hake
Definitions
- hake
Ancestry of “Heek”, step by step
Heek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hake | A hook; a pot-hook; A kind of weapon; a pike; The... |
| 2 | Dutch | Haag | a hedge, thicket of woody bushes planted in a row |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hāge | hedge, bush |
| 4 | Old Dutch | hago | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hagō | enclosure, yard; pasture |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *hagô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰ- | to take, seize |