Where does “hak” come from?

hak (German) comes from German haken, from German Haken, 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.

hak (German): singular imperative of haken; first-person...

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of haken; first-person...

Ancestry of “hak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhakento hook; to stick, get stuck, get caught; to be...
2GermanHakenhook; catch, hitch; checkmark
3Middle High Germanhāke—
4Old High Germanhākohook
5Proto-West Germanic*hakō—
6Proto-Germanichakôhook
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō →