Where does “Hakenleiste” come from?

Hakenleiste (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.

Hakenleiste (German): hook rail

Definitions

  1. hook rail

Ancestry of “Hakenleiste”, step by step

Hakenleiste 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 Leiste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeisteledge; groin; bar
2Middle High Germanlīstestrip of cloth
3Old High Germanlīsta—
4Proto-Germaniclīstōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō →