Where does “hak” come from?

hak (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hac, from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic hakkōną, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

hak (Dutch): heel of a shoe; heel; hoe

Definitions

  1. heel of a shoe; heel; hoe

Ancestry of “hak”, step by step

hak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch hac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhac—
2Proto-West Germanichakkōnto hack, to chop
3Proto-GermanichakkōnąTo hack; chop; To hoe
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Middle Dutch hacke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhacke—
2Middle Low Germanhakke—
3Proto-Germanichak(k)-—

Words derived from “hak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →