Where does “gehege” come from?

gehege (Middle High German) comes from Old High German gahagi, from Old High German Hag, from Proto-West Germanic hagō, from Proto-Germanic *hagô, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ- — to take, seize.

Ancestry of “gehege”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangahagi—
2Old High GermanHag—
3Proto-West Germanichagōenclosure, yard; pasture
4Proto-Germanic*hagô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰ-to take, seize

Words derived from “gehege”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hagô →
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