The story
- Proto-Germanic · derived from*hakô“hook”
- Middle English · derived fromhank
- English todayhank
From Middle English hank, of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse hǫnk (compare haki (“something bent”)), related to Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”). Akin to Old English hangian (“to hang”). First known use: 14th century.
Words from the same roots
Proto-Germanic*hakô all →
hakeháček
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.