Where does “hegg” come from?

hegg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse heggr, from Proto-Germanic hagja-, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

hegg (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bird cherry tree, Prunus padus

Definitions

  1. a bird cherry tree, Prunus padus

Ancestry of “hegg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheggrbird cherry tree, Prunus padus
2Proto-Germanichagja-—
3Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
4Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic hagjō →