Where does “hæced” come from?

hæced (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hakidaz, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

hæced (Old English): pike, mullet

Definitions

  1. pike, mullet

Ancestry of “hæced”, step by step

hæced traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hakidaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichakidazpike
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Proto-Germanic hakudaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichakudazpike

Words derived from “hæced”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakidaz →