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

Definitions

  1. fence; stern

Ancestry of “hek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhecke—
2Old Dutchhekka—
3Proto-West Germanichakkjuhatch; fence
4Proto-West Germanichaggjuhedge
5Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
6Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “hek”

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