Where does “hakownica” come from?

hakownica (Polish) comes from Polish hak, 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.

hakownica (Polish): harquebus

Definitions

  1. harquebus

Ancestry of “hakownica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishhakhook; kompromat
2Middle High Germanhāke—
3Old High Germanhākohook
4Proto-West Germanic*hakō—
5Proto-Germanichakôhook
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō →