Where does “hāke” come from?
hāke (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hāko, from Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.
Ancestry of “hāke”, step by step
hāke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German hāko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | hāko | hook |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hakō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hakô | hook |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |
via Old High German hāggo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | hāggo | — |