Where does “Hak” come from?

Hak (English) comes from Czech hák, from Middle High German hāken, from Old High German hāko, from Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

Ancestry of “Hak”, step by step

Hak traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech hák

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

via Khmer ហាក់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerហាក់to be like, to seem, to appear
2Thaiหากว่า—
3Thaiว่าto say, to speak, to tell; to utter, to...
4Middle Chinese話—

via Bengali হক

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliহকjust, right
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō →