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
Definitions
- a recluse, a loner
Ancestry of “anhaga”, step by step
anhaga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English haga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | joke |
| 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 |