Where does “hake” come from?
hake (Middle English) comes from English haked, from Middle English haked, from Old English hæced, from Proto-Germanic hakidaz, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.
hake (Middle English): hake
Ancestry of “hake”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | haked | The pike; simple past tense and past participle... |
| 2 | Middle English | haked | — |
| 3 | Old English | hæced | pike, mullet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hakidaz | pike |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |
Words derived from “hake”