Masculine
Haken
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) hook
- (masculine, strong) catch, hitch (a concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)
- (masculine, strong) checkmark
Concepts
Synonyms
Häkeln
Hühnerstange
Häkelnadel
krummgeschlagener Nagel
Zollrückvergütung
Hakennagel
Wandhaken
Aufhänger
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhaːkŋ̩/
Etymology
From Middle High German hāke, from Old High German hāggo, hācko, hāko, from Proto-West Germanic *hākō, from Proto-Germanic *hēkô, from Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng- (“peg; hook”). Cognate with Old English hǣca (“hook, bolt”). One of the rare words with a long vowel followed by an original geminate, which was later simplified. Cognate with Dutch haak. Further related with Dutch hoek, English hook, Danish hage.
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