Etymograph

English

lifehack

From life + hack.

A compound of life + hack

Proto-Germanic *lībą ‘life’

Proto-West Germanic *līb ‘body’

Old English līf

Middle English lyf

English life

Proto-Indo-European *keg-

Proto-Germanic *hakkōną ‘to chop’

Proto-West Germanic *hakkōn ‘to hack, chop’

Old English *haccian ‘to hack’

Middle English hacken

English hack

The story

Apparently based upon a comparison between real life and the digital sphere (and, perhaps, video games).

Today it means

noun Any process or technique that reduces the chaos in one's life and makes it easier to manage, or more convenient.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lifehack