Where does “haccian” come from?

haccian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic hakkōną, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

haccian (Old English): to chop, hew; to dice, mince; to hack

Definitions

  1. to chop, hew; to dice, mince; to hack

Ancestry of “haccian”, step by step

haccian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic hakkōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichakkōnto hack, to chop
2Proto-GermanichakkōnąTo hack; chop; To hoe
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Proto-Germanic *hakkōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hakkōn—

Words derived from “haccian”

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