Where does “hakekors” come from?
hakekors (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hake, from Old Norse haka, from Proto-Germanic hakǭ.
hakekors (Norwegian Bokmål): a swastika
Ancestry of “hakekors”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hake | a chin; hook; barb |
| 2 | Old Norse | haka | chin |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hakǭ | — |