Where does “hachage” come from?

hachage (French) comes from French hacher, 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.

hachage (French): computing hash

Definitions

  1. computing hash

Ancestry of “hachage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhacherto chop up, mince; to split with an axe; to cut...
2Middle Frenchhacherto chop up, mince
3Old Frenchhacherto chop up, mince
4Old Frenchhacheaxe
5Vulgar Latin*happia—
6Frankishhappjaaxe, hatchet
7Proto-Germanic*hapjǭ—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankop-to dig; to strike, to beat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kop- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ →Every word from Frankish happja →