Where does “hacher” come from?

hacher (Old French) comes from Old French hache, from Vulgar Latin *happia, from Frankish happja, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kop- — to dig; to strike, to beat.

hacher (Old French): to chop up, mince

Definitions

  1. to chop up, mince

Ancestry of “hacher”, step by step

hacher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French hache

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhacheaxe
2Vulgar Latin*happia—
3Frankishhappjaaxe, hatchet
4Proto-Germanic*hapjǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankop-to dig; to strike, to beat

via Frankish hakkōn

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

Words derived from “hacher”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kop- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ →Every word from Frankish happja →
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