hakenkruis
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom haak (“hook”) + -en- + kruis (“cross”), calque of German Hakenkreuz, interpreting the ending -en of Haken as the interfix -en-.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithakenkruis n (plural hakenkruizen or hakenkruisen, diminutive hakenkruisje n)
Descendants
edit- Afrikaans: hakekruis