Where does “dobbelthake” come from?

dobbelthake (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hake, from Old Norse haka, from Proto-Germanic hakǭ — hook.

dobbelthake (Norwegian Bokmål): a double chin

Definitions

  1. a double chin

Ancestry of “dobbelthake”, step by step

dobbelthake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhakea chin; hook; barb
2Old Norsehakachin
3Proto-Germanichakǭhook

via Norwegian Bokmål dobbelt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldobbeltdouble; neuter singular of dobbel; twice
Every word from Proto-Germanic hakǭ →Every word from Old Norse haka →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål hake →