Where does “hekele” come from?
hekele (Middle English) comes from Dutch hekelen, from Middle Dutch hēkelen, from Old Dutch *hekilon, from Proto-West Germanic *hakilōn.
hekele (Middle English): A comb for hemp or flax
Ancestry of “hekele”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | hekelen | to heckle, to comb with a hackle; to denounce,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hēkelen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *hekilon | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hakilōn | — |
Words derived from “hekele”