Where does “hæċċan” come from?

hæċċan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hakkjan, from Proto-Germanic hakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

hæċċan (Old English): to hack

Definitions

  1. to hack

Ancestry of “hæċċan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hakkjan—
2Proto-GermanichakjanąTo peck; chip; To stick; pierce; prick
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “hæċċan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakkjan →