Where does “hacchen” come from?
hacchen (Middle English) comes from Old English hæċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *hakkjan, from Proto-Germanic hakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.
hacchen (Middle English): To hatch; to give birth or lay eggs
Definitions
- To hatch; to give birth or lay eggs
Ancestry of “hacchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hæċċan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hakkjan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hakjaną | To peck; chip; To stick; pierce; prick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |