Where does “háček” come from?

háček (English) comes from Czech háček, 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.

háček (English): A caron; a diacritical mark usually resembling...

Definitions

  1. A caron; a diacritical mark usually resembling...

Ancestry of “háček”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechháčeklittle hook; fishhook; háček
2Czechhákhook
3Middle High Germanhāken—
4Old High Germanhākohook
5Proto-West Germanic*hakō—
6Proto-Germanichakôhook
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “háček”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō →