Where does “hakken” come from?

hakken (Middle English) comes from Old English haccian, from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic hakkōną, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

hakken (Middle English): To hack; to cut up or slice up coarsely or...

Definitions

  1. To hack; to cut up or slice up coarsely or...

Ancestry of “hakken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhaccianto chop, hew; to dice, mince; to hack
2Proto-West Germanichakkōnto hack, to chop
3Proto-GermanichakkōnąTo hack; chop; To hoe
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “hakken”

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