Where does “háček” come from?
háček (French) 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 (French): háček
Ancestry of “háček”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | háček | little hook; fishhook; háček |
| 2 | Czech | hák | hook |
| 3 | Middle High German | hāken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hāko | hook |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hakō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hakô | hook |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |