Where does “hijger” come from?
hijger (Dutch) comes from Dutch hijgen, from Middle Dutch higen, from English hook, from Swedish hök, from Old Swedish høker, from Middle Low German hȫker, from Old High German huchan, from Proto-Germanic *hūkan- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.
hijger (Dutch): heavy breather (all senses)
Definitions
- heavy breather (all senses)
Ancestry of “hijger”, step by step
hijger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch hijgen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hijgen | to pant, to gasp for breath |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | higen | — |
| 3 | English | hook | A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with... |
| 4 | Swedish | hök | a hawk; a hawk; proponent of aggressive politics |
| 5 | Old Swedish | høker | hawk |
| 6 | Middle Low German | hȫker | peddler |
| 7 | Old High German | huchan | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkan- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkkan- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *huk(k)ōn- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *kuk-néh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |