Where does “hackeysack” come from?
hackeysack (English) comes from English hacky, from English hack, from Yiddish האַק, from Middle High German hacke, from Middle High German hacken, from Old High German hacchōn, from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic hakkōną — peg; hook.
hackeysack (English): A non-competition sport in which a small sack, or...
Definitions
- A non-competition sport in which a small sack, or...
Ancestry of “hackeysack”, step by step
hackeysack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hacky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hacky | Like a hack; amateurish; Filthy or totally dirty;... |
| 2 | English | hack | To chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough... |
| 3 | Yiddish | האַק | axe |
| 4 | Middle High German | hacke | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | hacken | — |
| 6 | Old High German | hacchōn | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hakkōn | to hack, to chop |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hakkōną | To hack; chop; To hoe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |
via English sack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sack | A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse... |
| 2 | Middle English | sak | bag, sackcloth |
| 3 | Old English | sacc | sack, bag |
| 4 | Old English | sæcc | battle, strife, fighting |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sakku | sack, bag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sakkuz | sack, bag, purse |
| 7 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |