Where does “haka” come from?

haka (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hake, from Old Norse haki, from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

haka (Norwegian Nynorsk): haka dance

Definitions

  1. haka dance

Ancestry of “haka”, step by step

haka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhakechin; hook; barb
2Old Norsehakihook, pick
3Proto-Germanichakôhook
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via English haka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhakaA group dance of New Zealand's Maori people...
2MaorihakaA war dance; a haka
3Proto-Polynesiansaka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Old Norse haki →