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.

hagedis (Dutch): lizard, non-snake reptilian of the subclass...

Definitions

  1. lizard, non-snake reptilian of the subclass...

Ancestry of “hagedis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhagetisse—
2Old Dutchegithassa—
3Proto-West Germanicagiþahsijālizard
4Proto-West Germanicagifear
5Proto-Germanicagazfear; dread
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂égʰosdistress
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʰ-to be upset, afraid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂égʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic agaz →