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

Definitions

  1. hedge, hedgerow

Ancestry of “heg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhegge—
2Old Dutchheggahedge
3Proto-West Germanichaggjuhedge
4Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
5Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “heg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic hagjō →
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