Where does “hackspett” come from?
hackspett (Swedish) comes from Swedish hacka, from English hacker, 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...
hackspett (Swedish): a woodpecker
Definitions
- a woodpecker
Ancestry of “hackspett”, step by step
hackspett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hacka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hacka | a pick, pickaxe; a tool used to hack; a small sum... |
| 2 | English | hacker | One who is expert at programming and solving... |
| 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... |