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Where does “huegen” come from?

huegen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch huggen, from Proto-Germanic hugjaną — to think, consider.

Ancestry of “huegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhuggen—
2Proto-Germanichugjanąto think, consider

Words derived from “huegen”

  • heugen
  • heugenis
Every word from Proto-Germanic hugjaną →