Where does “hatchetfaced” come from?
hatchetfaced (English) comes from English hatchet, from Middle English hachet, from Old French hachete, from Old French hache, from Vulgar Latin *happia, from Frankish happja, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kop- — to dig; to strike, to beat.
hatchetfaced (English): Having a sharp, angular face
Definitions
- Having a sharp, angular face
Ancestry of “hatchetfaced”, step by step
hatchetfaced traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hatchet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hatchet | A small light axe with a short handle; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | hachet | A hatchet; a light axe or a tomahawk; A war axe |
| 3 | Old French | hachete | hatchet |
| 4 | Old French | hache | axe |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *happia | — |
| 6 | Frankish | happja | axe, hatchet |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *hapjǭ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kop- | to dig; to strike, to beat |