Where does “heg” come from?

heg (German) comes from German hegen, from Middle High German hegen, from Old High German heggan.

heg (German): singular imperative of hegen; first-person...

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of hegen; first-person...

Ancestry of “heg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhegento cherish; to harbor, to have, to hold
2Middle High Germanhegen—
3Old High Germanheggan—
Every word from Old High German heggan →Every word from Middle High German hegen →Every word from German hegen →