Where does “chag” come from?

chag (English) comes from Old English ċeacga, from Old English -ga, from Proto-West Germanic *-gō.

chag (English): tree branch; branch of broom or furze

Definitions

  1. tree branch; branch of broom or furze

Ancestry of “chag”, step by step

chag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ċeacga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċeacgabroom, furze
2Old English-gaDiminutive suffix, used especially in familiar...
3Proto-West Germanic*-gō—

via Hebrew חַג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewחַגfeast-day; celebration, festival; holiday
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-gō →Every word from Old English -ga →Every word from Old English ċeacga →