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
- Diminutive of Haken; checkmark; generic term for...
Ancestry of “Häkchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | hāken | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | hāke | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hāko | hook |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hakō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hakô | hook |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |