Where does “haagschaar” come from?

haagschaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch Haag, from Middle Dutch hāge, from Old Dutch hago, from Proto-West Germanic hagō, from Proto-Germanic *hagô, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ- — to take, seize.

haagschaar (Dutch): a pair of hedge shears

Definitions

  1. a pair of hedge shears

Ancestry of “haagschaar”, step by step

haagschaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Haag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchHaaga hedge, thicket of woody bushes planted in a row
2Middle Dutchhāgehedge, bush
3Old Dutchhago—
4Proto-West Germanichagōenclosure, yard; pasture
5Proto-Germanic*hagô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰ-to take, seize

via Dutch schaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchschaarA pair of scissors; A claw; Alternative form of...
2Middle Dutchscare—
3Old Dutchskāri—
4Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ- →