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
Ancestry of “Haak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | hāke | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | hako | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *hakō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hakô | hook |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |