Where does “hegða” come from?
hegða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse haga, from Proto-Germanic hagō-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱak-, from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-.
hegða (Icelandic): to behave
Definitions
- to behave
Ancestry of “hegða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | haga | to satisfy, placate; to please, placate |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hagō- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱak- | branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ- | — |