Where does “Gehege” come from?

Gehege (German) comes from Middle High German gehege, from Old High German gahagi, from Old High German Hag, from Proto-West Germanic hagō, from Proto-Germanic *hagô, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ- — to take, seize.

Gehege (German): enclosure

Definitions

  1. enclosure

Ancestry of “Gehege”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangehege—
2Old High Germangahagi—
3Old High GermanHag—
4Proto-West Germanichagōenclosure, yard; pasture
5Proto-Germanic*hagô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰ-to take, seize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hagô →
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