Where does “hake” come from?
hake (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse haka, from Proto-Germanic hakǭ.
hake (Norwegian Bokmål): a chin; hook; barb
Ancestry of “hake”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | haka | chin |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hakǭ | — |
Words derived from “hake”