Where does “hȫka” come from?
hȫka (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German hāko, from Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.
hȫka (Vilamovian): hook; catch, hitch; checkmark
Definitions
- hook; catch, hitch; checkmark
Ancestry of “hȫka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | hāko | hook |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hakō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hakô | hook |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |