Words that come from Proto-Germanic “hugjaną”

30 words across 13 languages descend from Proto-Germanic hugjaną — including hygge, félagshyggja, hyggja, óhuggulegur, huggulegur, hyggelig, hyggjuvit, óskhyggja.

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Icelandic (7)

Old Saxon (4)

Danish (3)

Old English (3)

Middle English (3)

Dutch (2)

Gothic (2)

English (1)

Old Danish (1)

Old Norse (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)