Where does “haga” come from?
haga (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hage, from Old Norse hagi, from Proto-Germanic *hagô, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ- — to take, seize.
haga (Norwegian Nynorsk): to arrange, to order
Definitions
- to arrange, to order
Ancestry of “haga”, step by step
haga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk hage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | hage | a garden |
| 2 | Old Norse | hagi | enclosure |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hagô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰ- | to take, seize |
via Old Norse haga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | haga | to satisfy, placate; to please, placate |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hagō- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱak- | branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ- | — |