Where does “Hekla” come from?

Hekla (English) comes from Icelandic hekla, from Danish hækle, from German häkeln, from German hāken, from Middle High German hāke, from Old High German hāko, from Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic hakô — peg; hook.

Hekla (English): A stratovolcano in the south of Iceland

Definitions

  1. A stratovolcano in the south of Iceland

Ancestry of “Hekla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheklato crochet
2Danishhækleto crochet
3Germanhäkelnto crochet
4Germanhāken—
5Middle High Germanhāke—
6Old High Germanhākohook
7Proto-West Germanic*hakō—
8Proto-Germanichakôhook
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō →