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Where does “*hakō” come from?

*hakō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

Ancestry of “*hakō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichakôhook
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →