Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “hāggo” come from?

hāggo (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

Ancestry of “hāggo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hāggo”

  • carabiner
  • hakelig
  • haken
  • hak
  • Kleiderhaken
  • Hakenkreuz
  • Häkchen
  • Karabinerhaken
  • Angelhaken
  • hake
  • Fingerhakeln
  • Türhaken
  • Haken
  • ハーケンクロイツ
  • ハーケン
  • hāke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →