Where does “hek” come from?
hek (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hecke, from Old Dutch hekka, from Proto-West Germanic hakkju, 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.
hek (Dutch): fence; stern
Ancestry of “hek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | hecke | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | hekka | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hakkju | hatch; fence |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haggju | hedge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hagjō | hedge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |