Where does “hak” come from?

hak (Indonesian) comes from Dutch hak, from Middle Dutch hac, from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic hakkōną, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

hak (Indonesian): right; high-heeled shoe; hook, the curved needle...

Definitions

  1. right; high-heeled shoe; hook, the curved needle...

Ancestry of “hak”, step by step

hak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhakheel of a shoe; heel; hoe
2Middle Dutchhac—
3Proto-West Germanichakkōnto hack, to chop
4Proto-GermanichakkōnąTo hack; chop; To hoe
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Malay hak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhakright; high-heeled shoe; hook, the curved needle...
2Arabicحَقّtruth, correctness, rightness; equity; truth;...

Words derived from “hak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn →