Where does “hecke” come from?

hecke (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hekka, from Proto-West Germanic hakkju, from Proto-West Germanic haggju, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “hecke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhekka—
2Proto-West Germanichakkjuhatch; fence
3Proto-West Germanichaggjuhedge
4Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
5Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “hecke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic hagjō →