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Where does “האַקן” come from?

האַקן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German hacken, from Old High German hacchōn, from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic hakkōną, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

האַקן (Yiddish): to cut, to chop; to knock, to bang; to annoy, to...

Definitions

  1. to cut, to chop; to knock, to bang; to annoy, to...

Ancestry of “האַקן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhacken—
2Old High Germanhacchōn—
3Proto-West Germanichakkōnto hack, to chop
4Proto-GermanichakkōnąTo hack; chop; To hoe
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “האַקן”

  • העקל
  • האַקפֿלייש
  • האַק
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →