Where does “Angelhaken” come from?

Angelhaken (German) comes 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.

Angelhaken (German): fishhook

Definitions

  1. fishhook

Ancestry of “Angelhaken”, step by step

Angelhaken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hāken

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

via German angel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanangelsingular imperative of angeln
2Middle High Germanangelfishing rod
3Old High Germanangulfish hook, sting
4Proto-Germanicangulazhook; prickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énk-to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō →