Where does “hedgepig” come from?
hedgepig (English) comes from English hedge, from Middle English hegge, from Old English heċġ, from Proto-Germanic *haggju.
hedgepig (English): A hedgehog
Ancestry of “hedgepig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hedge | A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery,... |
| 2 | Middle English | hegge | A hedge; a plant grown as a boundary; A bush or... |
| 3 | Old English | heċġ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *haggju | — |