Where does “háčik” come from?

háčik (Slovak) comes from Czech hák, from Middle High German hāken, from Old High German hāko, from Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

Ancestry of “háčik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhákhook
2Middle High Germanhāken
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 hakôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō