Where does “anhaga” come from?
anhaga (Old English) comes from Old English haga, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną — to see.
anhaga (Old English): a recluse, a loner
Ancestry of “anhaga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | haga | an enclosure, a fenced-in area, a yard |
| 2 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 3 | German | witz | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |