Where does “hāka” come from?
hāka (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.
Ancestry of “hāka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *hakō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hakô | hook |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |
Words derived from “hāka”