Where does “hakle” come from?

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

hakle (Middle English): Feathers, plumes; Clothing, dress

Definitions

  1. Feathers, plumes; Clothing, dress

Ancestry of “hakle”, step by step

hakle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English hakken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhakkenTo hack; to cut up or slice up coarsely or...
2Old Englishhaccianto chop, hew; to dice, mince; to hack
3Proto-West Germanichakkōnto hack, to chop
4Proto-GermanichakkōnąTo hack; chop; To hoe
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Old English hæcla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhæcla
2Proto-Germanichakulǭ

Words derived from “hakle

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg-
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