Where does “hac” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichakkōnto hack, to chop
2Proto-GermanichakkōnąTo hack; chop; To hoe
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “hac”

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