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Where does “hakǭ” come from?

hakǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

hakǭ (Proto-Germanic): hook

Definitions

  1. hook

Ancestry of “hakǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “hakǭ”

  • hook
  • hooks
  • hooked
  • hooker
  • Windhoek
  • hookworm
  • hake
  • unhook
  • hokey
  • boathook
  • carabiner
  • buttonhook
  • skyhook
  • hooklike
  • hoke
  • pothook
  • tailhook
  • hookless
  • sheephook
  • hooknose
  • eyehook
  • hookset
  • arquebusade
  • hooklet
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