Where does “hakkete” come from?
hakkete (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Estonian hakk-, from Estonian häkkima, from English hack, from English hackysack, from English hackeysack, from English sack, from Middle English sak, from Old English sacc — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
hakkete (Norwegian Nynorsk): jagged, notched, serrated
Definitions
- jagged, notched, serrated
Ancestry of “hakkete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | hakk- | related to hacking, chopping |
| 2 | Estonian | häkkima | to hack, to illegally gain access to an... |
| 3 | English | hack | To chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough... |
| 4 | English | hackysack | Alternative form of hackeysack |
| 5 | English | hackeysack | A non-competition sport in which a small sack, or... |
| 6 | English | sack | A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse... |
| 7 | Middle English | sak | bag, sackcloth |
| 8 | Old English | sacc | sack, bag |
| 9 | Old English | sæcc | battle, strife, fighting |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | sakku | sack, bag |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | sakkuz | sack, bag, purse |
| 12 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |