Where does “havebrug” come from?

havebrug (Danish) comes from Danish have, from Old Swedish haghi, from Old Norse hagi, from Proto-Germanic *hagô, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ- — to take, seize.

havebrug (Danish): horticulture, gardening

Definitions

  1. horticulture, gardening

Ancestry of “havebrug”, step by step

havebrug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish have

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhavegarden; orchard; allotment
2Old Swedishhaghienclosure; pasture
3Old Norsehagienclosure
4Proto-Germanic*hagô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰ-to take, seize

via Danish brug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbruguse, application; usage; farm
2Middle Low Germanbrūk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hagô →