Where does “Hackentrick” come from?

Hackentrick (German) comes from German hacke, from Middle High German hacke, from Middle High German hacken, from Old High German hacchōn, from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic hakkōną, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

Hackentrick (German): backheel

Definitions

  1. backheel

Ancestry of “Hackentrick”, step by step

Hackentrick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hacke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhackevery drunk; inflection of hacken: ## first-person...
2Middle High Germanhacke—
3Middle High Germanhacken—
4Old High Germanhacchōn—
5Proto-West Germanichakkōnto hack, to chop
6Proto-GermanichakkōnąTo hack; chop; To hoe
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via German Trick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTricktrick; ruse; gimmick
2EnglishtrickSomething designed to fool or swindle; A single...
3Middle Englishtrikke—
4Old Northern Frenchtrique—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn →