Where does “haka” come from?

haka (Swedish) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

haka (Swedish): chin, lower part of face

Definitions

  1. chin, lower part of face

Ancestry of “haka”, step by step

haka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishafrom
2Swedishavloppa drain; sewage
3Swedishloppa race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English)
4Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
5Old Swedishløpato run
6Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
7Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via Swedish hake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhakecatch, latch; a stopping mechanism that prevents...
2Old Swedishhakihook; grappling hook
3Old Norsehakihook, pick
4Proto-Germanichakôhook
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Old Norse haka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehakachin
2Proto-Germanichakǭhook

Words derived from “haka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →