Where does “hakkespett” come from?

hakkespett (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hakke, from Low German hacke.

hakkespett (Norwegian Nynorsk): a woodpecker, bird of subfamily Picinae

Definitions

  1. a woodpecker, bird of subfamily Picinae

Ancestry of “hakkespett”, step by step

hakkespett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hakke

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk spett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskspettwoodpecker
Every word from Low German hacke →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk hakke →