Where does “hatchling” come from?
hatchling (English) comes from English hatch, from Middle French hacher, from Old French hacher, 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.
hatchling (English): A newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal...
Definitions
- A newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal...
Ancestry of “hatchling”, step by step
hatchling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hatch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hatch | A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling; A... |
| 2 | Middle French | hacher | to chop up, mince |
| 3 | Old French | hacher | to chop up, mince |
| 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 |
via English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |