hackle etymology

Etymology:

• Old English "hacel" (coarse flax or hemp)
• Middle English "hake" or "hakle" (a hemp rope or fiber)
• Ultimately from Dutch "hekel" (a flax or tow comb)

Meaning:

• A long, coarse fiber obtained from the stems of flax or hemp
• A tool used to dress flax or hemp fibers, consisting of a row of sharp teeth or pins
• A bristly or rough texture

Origin:

The word "hackle" originated in the Netherlands, where it referred to a tool used to comb and separate the fibers of flax or hemp. This tool was known as a "hekel" in Dutch.

Over time, the term "hackle" spread to England, where it was adopted into the English language to refer to both the tool and the fibers that it produced. The word has since been borrowed into other languages, including French, German, and Spanish.

hackle relate terms

• comb

  Etymology From Latin com meaning together or with from Proto Indo European kóm

• feather

  Etymology Middle English federe from Old English feder Proto West Germanic feðiraz

• plume

  Etymology The word plume comes from the Latin word pluma which means feather Me

• raise

  Etymology Raise comes from the Middle English word reysen which in turn is derived

• neat

  Etymology The word neat has an interesting etymology with multiple meanings and origin

• dignity

  Etymology The word dignity comes from the Latin word dignitas which means worth or

• canteen

  Etymology From Portuguese cantina from Italian cantina from Latin canthum rim hoop

• subsequent

  Etymology Latin subsequens meaning following or coming after From the prefix s

• conform

  Etymology From Old French conforme from Latin conformis of the same shape similar