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

  1. Diminutive of האַק; hatchet

Ancestry of “העקל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהאַקaxe
2Middle High Germanhacke—
3Middle High Germanhacken—
4Old High Germanhacchōn—
5Proto-West Germanichakkōnto hack, to chop
6Proto-GermanichakkōnąTo hack; chop; To hoe
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn →