Hacke

German (Berlin)

/ˈhakə/

noun

Definitions

(regional) heel (of the foot)
(regional) the back of the shoe, which is around the heel (including or excluding the sole, for which alone Absatz (Absatz) is used)

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German hakke derived from Old High German hakka (animal heel) derived from Proto-Germanic *hak(k)-.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hak(k)-

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Hackenporsche German
Kuh German
Porsche German
hoch German
hochhackig German
kuhhackig German
hak Dutch, Flemish
naaldhak Dutch, Flemish
*hak(k)- Proto-Germanic
hacke Middle Dutch
hakka Old High German
האַק Yiddish
העקל Yiddish
hakke Middle Low German