Where does “hacke” come from?

hacke (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German hacken, from Old High German hacchōn, from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic hakkōną, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

Ancestry of “hacke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhacken—
2Old High Germanhacchōn—
3Proto-West Germanichakkōnto hack, to chop
4Proto-GermanichakkōnąTo hack; chop; To hoe
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “hacke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn →