Where does “U-Hakerl” come from?

U-Hakerl (German) comes from German Hakerl, 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.

U-Hakerl (German): staple, cramp U-shaped hook with pointed ends

Definitions

  1. staple, cramp U-shaped hook with pointed ends

Ancestry of “U-Hakerl”, step by step

U-Hakerl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hakerl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHakerlcheck mark, tick
2Germanhāken—
3Middle High Germanhāke—
4Old High Germanhākohook
5Proto-West Germanic*hakō—
6Proto-Germanichakôhook
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via German U

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanU—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō →