Where does “hake” come from?

hake (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish haki, from Old Norse haki, from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

hake (Swedish): catch, latch; a stopping mechanism that prevents...

Definitions

  1. catch, latch; a stopping mechanism that prevents...

Ancestry of “hake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhakihook; grappling hook
2Old Norsehakihook, pick
3Proto-Germanichakôhook
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “hake

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg-Every word from Proto-Germanic hakôEvery word from Old Norse haki