Where does “Hegge” come from?

Hegge (Dutch) comes from Dutch heg, from Middle Dutch hegge, from Old Dutch hegga, from Proto-West Germanic haggju, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Hegge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheghedge, hedgerow
2Middle Dutchhegge—
3Old Dutchheggahedge
4Proto-West Germanichaggjuhedge
5Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
6Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic hagjō →