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Where does “hegge” come from?

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

hegge (Middle English): A hedge; a plant grown as a boundary; A bush or...

Definitions

  1. A hedge; a plant grown as a boundary; A bush or...

Ancestry of “hegge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishheċġ—
2Proto-Germanic*haggju—

Words derived from “hegge”

  • edge
  • eggs
  • egg
  • hedge
  • edgy
  • hedgehog
  • eggplant
  • Edgerton
  • edgewise
  • eggnog
  • edgeways
  • edginess
  • edgework
  • egghead
  • hyperedge
  • eggy
  • edgeless
  • eggbeater
  • edger
  • edgily
  • egglaying
  • eggcup
  • hedgeless
  • eggless
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