Where does “Weißdornhecke” come from?

Weißdornhecke (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.

Weißdornhecke (German): hedge of hawthorn, hawthorn hedge

Definitions

  1. hedge of hawthorn, hawthorn hedge

Ancestry of “Weißdornhecke”, step by step

Weißdornhecke 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 Weißdorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeißdornhawthorn
2Germandornthorn with plural
3Middle High Germandorn—
4Old High Germandorn—
5Proto-Germanicþurnuzthorn, briar
6Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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