Where does “Hag” come from?

Hag (Alemannic German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hagō, from Proto-Germanic *hagô, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ- — to take, seize.

Hag (Alemannic German): fence

Definitions

  1. fence

Ancestry of “Hag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichagōenclosure, yard; pasture
2Proto-Germanic*hagô—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰ-to take, seize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hagô →
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