Where does “hakkespette” come from?

hakkespette (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hakke, from Low German hacke.

Ancestry of “hakkespette”, step by step

hakkespette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hakke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhakkea pick, pickaxe or pickax
2Low Germanhacke—

via Norwegian Bokmål spette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålspette—
Every word from Low German hacke →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål hakke →