Where does “hēkelen” come from?

hēkelen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *hekilon, from Proto-West Germanic *hakilōn — to hackle; to separate flax fibers with a hatchel or comb.

hēkelen (Middle Dutch): to prickle, to irritate

Definitions

  1. to prickle, to irritate

Ancestry of “hēkelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*hekilon—
2Proto-West Germanic*hakilōnto hackle; to separate flax fibers with a hatchel or comb

Words derived from “hēkelen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakilōn →Every word from Old Dutch *hekilon →