Where does “dzīvžogs” come from?

dzīvžogs (Latvian) comes from Latvian dzīvs — living, alive; the living; lively, active, jolly.

dzīvžogs (Latvian): hedge

Definitions

  1. hedge

Ancestry of “dzīvžogs”, step by step

dzīvžogs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian dzīvs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandzīvsliving, alive; the living; lively, active, jolly

via Latvian žogs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianžogsfence; hedge
Every word from Latvian dzīvs