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

Definitions

  1. hook

Ancestry of “heak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhāka—
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 →