Where does “Eibenhecke” come from?

Eibenhecke (German) comes from German Hecke, from Middle High German hecke, from Old High German hegga, from Proto-West Germanic haggju, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Eibenhecke (German): yew hedge

Definitions

  1. yew hedge

Ancestry of “Eibenhecke”, step by step

Eibenhecke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeckehedge
2Middle High Germanhecke—
3Old High Germanhegga—
4Proto-West Germanichaggjuhedge
5Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
6Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via German Eibe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEibeyew
2Lithuanianeitito go; to walk
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →