Where does “Hanks” come from?

Hanks is an English word of unknown origin whose etymology cannot be reliably traced to earlier languages.

Ancestry of “Hanks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHank(a medieval form of John)
2Proto-Germanichakôhook
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from English Hank →