Reconstruction:Old English/hæccan

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxæt.t͡ʃɑn/, [ˈhæt.t͡ʃɑn]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *hakkijan (to hack). Cognate with Old High German hecchen, hekken, hecken (to hack).

Verb

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*hæċċan

  1. to hack
Conjugation
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Descendants
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  • Middle English: hacchen, hakken (merged with descendant of haccian)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-West Germanic *hakkjan or *hakkijan (to breed, hatch), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Middle High German hecken (to breed, hatch).

Alternative forms

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Verb

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*hæċċan

  1. to hatch
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Descendants
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