Where does “hakken” come from?

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

hakken (Dutch): to hack, chop; to dance in a style originating...

Definitions

  1. to hack, chop; to dance in a style originating...

Ancestry of “hakken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhackento hack, to chop; to delve, to dig
2Old Dutchhackon—
3Proto-West Germanichakkōnto hack, to chop
4Proto-GermanichakkōnąTo hack; chop; To hoe
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “hakken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →