Where does “Hackschnitzel” come from?
Hackschnitzel (German) comes from German hacken, from English hack, from English hackysack, from English hackeysack, from English sack, from Middle English sak, from Old English sacc, from Old English sæcc — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
Hackschnitzel (German): woodchip
Definitions
- woodchip
Ancestry of “Hackschnitzel”, step by step
Hackschnitzel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German hacken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hacken | to chop, to hack; to be choppy, to not work... |
| 2 | English | hack | To chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough... |
| 3 | English | hackysack | Alternative form of hackeysack |
| 4 | English | hackeysack | A non-competition sport in which a small sack, or... |
| 5 | English | sack | A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse... |
| 6 | Middle English | sak | bag, sackcloth |
| 7 | Old English | sacc | sack, bag |
| 8 | Old English | sæcc | battle, strife, fighting |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | sakku | sack, bag |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | sakkuz | sack, bag, purse |
| 11 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |
via German Schnitzel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schnitzel | scrap; cutlet |
| 2 | German | Schnitz | piece, slice, segment |
| 3 | German | schneiden | to cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | snīden | to cut, to snithe |
| 5 | Old High German | snīdan | to cut, to snithe |
| 6 | Old English | snīþan | to cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | snīþaną | to cut |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyt- | to cut |