Where does “heak” come from?
heak (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hāka, from Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.
heak (West Frisian): hook
Ancestry of “heak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | hāka | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hakō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hakô | hook |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |