Where does “hake” come from?

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

hake (Norwegian Bokmål): a chin; hook; barb

Definitions

  1. a chin; hook; barb

Ancestry of “hake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehakachin
2Proto-Germanichakǭhook

Words derived from “hake”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hakǭ →Every word from Old Norse haka →