Where does “afhakken” come from?

afhakken (Dutch) comes from Dutch hakken, from Middle Dutch hacken, from Old Dutch hackon, from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic hakkōną, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

afhakken (Dutch): to hack/chop off, to sever; to truncate

Definitions

  1. to hack/chop off, to sever; to truncate

Ancestry of “afhakken”, step by step

afhakken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hakken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhakkento hack, chop; to dance in a style originating...
2Middle Dutchhackento hack, to chop; to delve, to dig
3Old Dutchhackon—
4Proto-West Germanichakkōnto hack, to chop
5Proto-GermanichakkōnąTo hack; chop; To hoe
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn →