Where does “hæc” come from?

hæc (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hakkju, 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.

hæc (Old English): a hatch; a gate

Definitions

  1. a hatch; a gate

Ancestry of “hæc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichakkjuhatch; fence
2Proto-West Germanichaggjuhedge
3Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
4Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “hæc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic hagjō →