Where does “ċeacga” come from?
ċeacga (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kagô — pin, stick; bush, shrub, treestump.
ċeacga (Old English): broom, furze
Definitions
- broom, furze
Ancestry of “ċeacga”, step by step
ċeacga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic kagô
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kagô | pin, stick; bush, shrub, treestump |
via Old English *ċeaga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | *ċeaga | bush |