Where does “hashnod” come from?

hashnod (Welsh) comes from Welsh nod, from English node, from Middle English node, from Latin nōdus, from Proto-Indo-European gned-.

hashnod (Welsh): hashtag a metadata tag used to label content

Definitions

  1. hashtag a metadata tag used to label content

Ancestry of “hashnod”, step by step

hashnod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh nod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshnodmark, brand; aim, objective, goal; node
2EnglishnodeA knot, knob, protuberance or swelling; The point...
3Middle Englishnodelump, swelling; knot, tie
4Latinnōdusa knot (in rope)
5Proto-Indo-Europeangned-—

via Welsh hash

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshhash—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gned- →Every word from Latin nōdus →Every word from Middle English node →