Where does “העקל” come from?
העקל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish האַק, from Middle High German hacke, 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.
העקל (Yiddish): Diminutive of האַק; hatchet
Definitions
- Diminutive of האַק; hatchet
Ancestry of “העקל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | האַק | axe; inflection of האַקן :
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| 2 | Middle High German | hacke | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | hacken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hacchōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hakkōn | to hack, to chop |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hakkōną | To hack; chop; To hoe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |