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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

  1. a woodpecker

Ancestry of “hackspett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhackaa pick, pickaxe; a tool used to hack; a small sum...
2EnglishhackerOne who is expert at programming and solving...
3EnglishhackTo chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough...
4EnglishhackysackAlternative form of hackeysack
5EnglishhackeysackA non-competition sport in which a small sack, or...
6EnglishsackA bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse...
7Middle Englishsakbag, sackcloth
8Old Englishsaccsack, bag
9Old Englishsæccbattle, strife, fighting
10Proto-West Germanicsakku—
11Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
12Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
13Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
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