Where does “haker” come from?

haker (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch aker, from Latin aquarium, from Latin aquarius, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

Ancestry of “haker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchaker
2Latinaquariumnominative neuter singular of aquārius
3Latinaquariusof or pertaining to water; a water carrier; an...
4Latinaquawater
5Proto-Italicakʷāwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic akʷāEvery word from Latin aqua