Where does “hackly” come from?
hackly (English) comes from English hackle, from Middle English hakle, from Middle English hakken, from Old English haccian, from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic hakkōną, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.
hackly (English): Jagged or rough
Ancestry of “hackly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hackle | An instrument with steel pins used to comb out... |
| 2 | Middle English | hakle | Feathers, plumes; Clothing, dress |
| 3 | Middle English | hakken | To hack; to cut up or slice up coarsely or... |
| 4 | Old English | haccian | to chop, hew; to dice, mince; to hack |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hakkōn | to hack, to chop |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hakkōną | To hack; chop; To hoe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |