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Where does “hake” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. a chin; hook; barb

Ancestry of “hake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehakachin
2Proto-Germanichakǭ—

Words derived from “hake”

  • vinkelhake
  • hakekors
  • dobbelthake
Every word from Proto-Germanic hakǭ →