Where does “happja” come from?

happja (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kop- — to dig; to strike, to beat.

happja (Frankish): axe, hatchet

Definitions

  1. axe, hatchet

Ancestry of “happja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hapjǭ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankop-to dig; to strike, to beat

Words derived from “happja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kop- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ →
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