Where does “hekwerk” come from?

hekwerk (Dutch) comes from Dutch hek, 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.

hekwerk (Dutch): fencing

Definitions

  1. fencing

Ancestry of “hekwerk”, step by step

hekwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhekfence; stern
2Middle Dutchhecke—
3Old Dutchhekka—
4Proto-West Germanichakkjuhatch; fence
5Proto-West Germanichaggjuhedge
6Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
7Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Dutch werk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwerkA task, job, chore; A profession, job,...
2Middle Dutchwerc—
3Old Dutchwerk—
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic hagjō →