Where does “hekk” come from?

hekk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Hecke, from Middle High German hecke, from Old High German hegga, from Proto-West Germanic haggju, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

hekk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a hedge; a hurdle; hurdles

Definitions

  1. a hedge; a hurdle; hurdles

Ancestry of “hekk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeckehedge
2Middle High Germanhecke—
3Old High Germanhegga—
4Proto-West Germanichaggjuhedge
5Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
6Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
7Proto-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 →