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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhackyLike a hack; amateurish; Filthy or totally dirty;...
2EnglishhackTo chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough...
3Yiddishהאַקaxe
4Middle High Germanhacke
5Middle High Germanhacken
6Old High Germanhacchōn
7Proto-West Germanichakkōnto hack, to chop
8Proto-GermanichakkōnąTo hack; chop; To hoe
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via English sack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsackA bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse...
2Middle Englishsakbag, sackcloth
3Old Englishsaccsack, bag
4Old Englishsæccbattle, strife, fighting
5Proto-West Germanicsakkusack, bag
6Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
7Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
8Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

Words derived from “hackeysack

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg-