Where does “hache” come from?

hache (Middle English) comes from Old French hache, from Vulgar Latin *happia, from Frankish happja, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kop- — to dig; to strike, to beat.

hache (Middle English): A war axe; an axe used as a weapon; An axe used...

Definitions

  1. A war axe; an axe used as a weapon; An axe used...

Ancestry of “hache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhacheaxe
2Vulgar Latin*happia—
3Frankishhappjaaxe, hatchet
4Proto-Germanic*hapjǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankop-to dig; to strike, to beat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kop- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ →Every word from Frankish happja →