Where does “hekla” come from?

hekla (Icelandic) comes from Danish hækle, from German häkeln, 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.

hekla (Icelandic): to crochet

Definitions

  1. to crochet

Ancestry of “hekla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhækleto crochet
2Germanhäkelnto crochet
3Germanhāken—
4Middle High Germanhāke—
5Old High Germanhākohook
6Proto-West Germanic*hakō—
7Proto-Germanichakôhook
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “hekla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō →