Where does “Häkchen” come from?

Häkchen (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.

Häkchen (German): Diminutive of Haken; checkmark; generic term for...

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Haken; checkmark; generic term for...

Ancestry of “Häkchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhāken—
2Middle High Germanhāke—
3Old High Germanhākohook
4Proto-West Germanic*hakō—
5Proto-Germanichakôhook
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō →