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Where does “hack” come from?

hack (Middle English) comes from English Hackney, from Middle English hakeney — A breed of small horse for riding upon ; a...

Ancestry of “hack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHackney—
2Middle EnglishhakeneyA breed of small horse for riding upon ; a...

Words derived from “hack”

  • jaco
  • jaca
  • haque
  • haca
Every word from Middle English hakeney →