Where does “hekkinál” come from?

hekkinál (Faroese) comes from Faroese hekkla, 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, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

hekkinál (Faroese): crochet hook

Definitions

  1. crochet hook

Ancestry of “hekkinál”, step by step

hekkinál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese hekkla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehekklato crochet
2Germanhäkelnto crochet
3Germanhāken—
4Middle High Germanhāke—
5Old High Germanhākohook
6Proto-West Germanic*hakō—
7Proto-Germanichakôhook
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Faroese nál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesenálneedle
2Old Norsenálneedle
3Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō →
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