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

  1. hook; catch, hitch; checkmark

Ancestry of “hȫka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhākohook
2Proto-West Germanic*hakō—
3Proto-Germanichakôhook
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō →