Where does “hakekors” come from?

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

hakekors (Norwegian Nynorsk): a swastika

Definitions

  1. a swastika

Ancestry of “hakekors”, step by step

hakekors 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 Norwegian Nynorsk kors

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkorsa cross
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Old Norse haki →