Where does “Türhaken” come from?

Türhaken (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.

Türhaken (German): door hook

Definitions

  1. door hook

Ancestry of “Türhaken”, step by step

Türhaken 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 tür

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantürdoor rigid plane on a hinge
2Old High Germanturidoor
3Proto-West Germanic*durdoor, hatch, flap
4Proto-Germanic*durz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō →