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 (fenced-in area for keeping animals)

Definitions

  1. enclosure (fenced-in area for keeping animals)

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 →