Where does “hakekors” come from?

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

hakekors (Norwegian Bokmål): a swastika

Definitions

  1. a swastika

Ancestry of “hakekors”, step by step

hakekors 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 kors

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkorsa cross
Every word from Proto-Germanic hakǭ →Every word from Old Norse haka →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål hake →