Where does “hedgie” come from?
hedgie (English) comes from English hedge, from Middle English hegge, from Old English heċġ, from Proto-Germanic *haggju.
hedgie (English): A hedge fund trader
Definitions
- A hedge fund trader
Ancestry of “hedgie”, step by step
hedgie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hedge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | fence |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *haggju | — |
via English ie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ie | Alternative form of i.e |