Where does “hedge” come from?
Hedge comes from Middle English hegge, formed with the Middle English suffix -en from Old English -en, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ḱak- and en, with possible connections to Proto-Indo-European kagʰyo-.
hedge (English): A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery,...
Definitions
- A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery,...
Ancestry of “hedge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | hegge | A hedge; a plant grown as a boundary; A bush or... |
| 2 | Old English | heċġ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *haggju | — |
Words derived from “hedge”