Where does “hagi” come from?
hagi (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hagi, from Proto-Germanic *hagô, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ- — to take, seize.
hagi (Faroese): pasture
Ancestry of “hagi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hagi | enclosure |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *hagô | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰ- | to take, seize |