Where does “Haxnfeier” come from?
Haxnfeier (East Central German) comes from English hax, from English hack, from English hackysack, from English hackeysack, from English sack, from Middle English sak, from Old English sacc, from Old English sæcc — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
Haxnfeier (East Central German): Walpurgis night, Walpurgisnacht
Definitions
- Walpurgis night, Walpurgisnacht
Ancestry of “Haxnfeier”, step by step
Haxnfeier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hax
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hax | hacks, hacking, or something done by a hacker;... |
| 2 | English | hack | To chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough... |
| 3 | English | hackysack | Alternative form of hackeysack |
| 4 | English | hackeysack | A non-competition sport in which a small sack, or... |
| 5 | English | sack | A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse... |
| 6 | Middle English | sak | bag, sackcloth |
| 7 | Old English | sacc | sack, bag |
| 8 | Old English | sæcc | battle, strife, fighting |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | sakku | sack, bag |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | sakkuz | sack, bag, purse |
| 11 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |