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Where does “hackysack” come from?

hackysack (English) comes from English hackeysack, 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 — peg; hook.

hackysack (English): Alternative form of hackeysack

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hackeysack

Ancestry of “hackysack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhackeysackA non-competition sport in which a small sack, or...
2EnglishhackyLike a hack; amateurish; Filthy or totally dirty;...
3EnglishhackTo chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough...
4Yiddishהאַקaxe; inflection of האַקן : ## first-person...
5Middle High Germanhacke—
6Middle High Germanhacken—
7Old High Germanhacchōn—
8Proto-West Germanichakkōnto hack, to chop
9Proto-GermanichakkōnąTo hack; chop; To hoe
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →