Where does “Hank” come from?

Hank (English) comes from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

Hank (English): (a medieval form of John)

Definitions

  1. (a medieval form of John)

Ancestry of “Hank”, step by step

Hank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hakô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichakôhook
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Middle English hank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhank—

Words derived from “Hank”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →