Where does “gehakt” come from?

gehakt (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.

gehakt (Dutch): mince, ground meat, finely chopped meat

Definitions

  1. mince, ground meat, finely chopped meat

Ancestry of “gehakt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gehakt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg-
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