Where does “Håckn” come from?

Håckn (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German hacken, from Old High German hacchōn, from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic hakkōną, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

Håckn (Bavarian): axe, hatchet

Definitions

  1. axe, hatchet

Ancestry of “Håckn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhacken—
2Old High Germanhacchōn—
3Proto-West Germanichakkōnto hack, to chop
4Proto-GermanichakkōnąTo hack; chop; To hoe
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “Håckn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →