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Where does “haga” come from?

haga (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse haga, from Proto-Germanic hagō-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱak-, from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-.

haga (Icelandic): to behave; to arrange, to order

Definitions

  1. to behave; to arrange, to order

Ancestry of “haga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehagato satisfy, placate; to please, placate
2Proto-Germanichagō-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱak-branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help
4Proto-Indo-Europeankek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-—
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