Proto-West Germanic

*hakkōn

‘to hack, chop’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *hakkōn.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *hakkōn, most familiar first.

• hack ← hacken ← *haccian
• hacking ← hakkynge ← hakken ← *haccian
• hacker ← hackere ← hakken ← *haccian
• hock ← האַק ← האַקן ← hacken ← hacchōn
• haggle ← haggen ← hakken ← *haccian

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *hakkōn