Where does “markhackare” come from?

markhackare (Swedish) comes from Swedish hackare, from Swedish hacka, from English hacker, from English hack, from English hackysack, from English hackeysack, from English sack, from Middle English sak — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

markhackare (Swedish): a groundpecker (bird), Pseudopodoces humilis

Definitions

  1. a groundpecker (bird), Pseudopodoces humilis

Ancestry of “markhackare”, step by step

markhackare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hackare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhackarehacker (person skilled at computing, often for malicious purposes)
2Swedishhackaa pick, pickaxe; a tool used to hack; a small sum...
3EnglishhackerOne who is expert at programming and solving...
4EnglishhackTo chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough...
5EnglishhackysackAlternative form of hackeysack
6EnglishhackeysackA non-competition sport in which a small sack, or...
7EnglishsackA bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse...
8Middle Englishsakbag, sackcloth
9Old Englishsaccsack, bag
10Old Englishsæccbattle, strife, fighting
11Proto-West Germanicsakkusack, bag
12Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
13Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
14Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

via Swedish märk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmärk
2Old Swedishmarkwoodland; field
3Old Norsemǫrkmark, by weight or value, = eight ounces; forest
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκος