Where does “hackbarrow” come from?
hackbarrow (English) comes from English hack, from English hackysack, from English hackeysack, from English sack, from Middle English sak, from Old English sacc, from Old English sæcc, from Proto-West Germanic sakku — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
hackbarrow (English): A kind of wheelbarrow used to carry new-made bricks to the hacks or racks where they are dried
Definitions
- A kind of wheelbarrow used to carry new-made bricks to the hacks or racks where they are dried
Ancestry of “hackbarrow”, step by step
hackbarrow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hack | To chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough... |
| 2 | English | hackysack | Alternative form of hackeysack |
| 3 | English | hackeysack | A non-competition sport in which a small sack, or... |
| 4 | English | sack | A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse... |
| 5 | Middle English | sak | bag, sackcloth |
| 6 | Old English | sacc | sack, bag |
| 7 | Old English | sæcc | battle, strife, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | sakku | sack, bag |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sakkuz | sack, bag, purse |
| 10 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |
via English barrow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barrow | A mountain; A hill; A mound of earth and stones... |
| 2 | Middle English | berwe | Alternative form of barowe |
| 3 | Middle English | berwen | To save, preserve, guard; To help out, deliver,... |
| 4 | Old English | beorgan | to save, deliver; to preserve, guard, fortify,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | berganą | to take care of; to preserve, to keep; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |