Where does “zackig” come from?

zackig (German) comes from German zacke, from Middle High German zacke, from Old High German zacho, from Frankish takkō, from Proto-Germanic takkô, from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- — to rip, tear.

zackig (German): jagged

Definitions

  1. jagged

Ancestry of “zackig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzackeinflection of zacken: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanzacke—
3Old High Germanzacho—
4Frankishtakkō—
5Proto-Germanictakkôspike, thorn, prickle
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeǵ-to rip, tear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic takkô →Every word from Frankish takkō →