Where does “heg” come from?
heg (Dutch) comes 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.
heg (Dutch): hedge, hedgerow
Ancestry of “heg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | hegge | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | hegga | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | haggju | hedge |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hagjō | hedge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |