Where does “Hagedis” come from?
Hagedis (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hagetisse, from Old Dutch egithassa, from Proto-West Germanic agiþahsijā, from Proto-West Germanic agi, from Proto-Germanic agaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂égʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʰ- — to be upset, afraid.
Ancestry of “Hagedis”, step by step