Where does “hochhackig” come from?

hochhackig (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.

hochhackig (German): high-heeled

Definitions

  1. high-heeled

Ancestry of “hochhackig”, step by step

hochhackig 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 hōch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhōch—
2Middle High Germanhōch—
3Old High Germanhōhhigh, tall, elevated
4Proto-West Germanichauhhigh
5Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn →
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