Where does “haakneus” come from?

haakneus (Dutch) comes from Dutch haak, from Middle Dutch hāke, from Old Dutch hāko, from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

haakneus (Dutch): a hooknose

Definitions

  1. a hooknose

Ancestry of “haakneus”, step by step

haakneus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch haak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhaakhook; bracket
2Middle Dutchhākehook
3Old Dutchhāko—
4Proto-Germanichakôhook
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Dutch neus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchneusnose; Jew, kike
2Middle Dutchnose—
3Old Dutchnosa—
4Proto-Germanic*nosu—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →