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
Ancestry of “hæc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hakkju | hatch; fence |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | haggju | hedge |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hagjō | hedge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |