Where does “heg” come from?

heg (Middle English) comes from Middle English hegge, from Old English heċġ, from Proto-Germanic *haggju.

heg (Middle English): Alternative form of hegge

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hegge

Ancestry of “heg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishheggeA hedge; a plant grown as a boundary; A bush or...
2Old Englishheċġfence
3Proto-Germanic*haggju—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *haggju →Every word from Old English heċġ →Every word from Middle English hegge →