Where does “hak” come from?

hak (Polish) comes from Middle High German hāke, from Old High German hāko, from Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

hak (Polish): hook; kompromat

Definitions

  1. hook; kompromat

Ancestry of “hak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhāke—
2Old High Germanhākohook
3Proto-West Germanic*hakō—
4Proto-Germanichakôhook
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “hak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō →