Where does “Haak” come from?

Haak (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German hāke, from Old Saxon hako, from Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

Haak (German Low German): hook; angle

Definitions

  1. hook; angle

Ancestry of “Haak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhāke—
2Old Saxonhako—
3Proto-West Germanic*hakō—
4Proto-Germanichakôhook
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō →