Where does “heye” come from?
heye (Middle English) comes from Old French haie, from Medieval Latin haga, from Frankish haggju, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
heye (Middle English): hedge, fence; enclosed plot of land, yard;...
Definitions
- hedge, fence; enclosed plot of land, yard;...
Ancestry of “heye”, step by step
heye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French haie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | haie | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | haga | — |
| 3 | Frankish | haggju | hedge |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hagjō | hedge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Old English ġehæġ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġehæġ | an enclosed piece of land, meadow, a hay |