Where does “haswiġ” come from?

haswiġ (Old English) comes from Old English hasu, from Proto-Germanic haswaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- — to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare.

haswiġ (Old English): grey; ashen; dusky

Definitions

  1. grey; ashen; dusky

Ancestry of “haswiġ”, step by step

haswiġ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hasu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhasudusky; grey; ashen
2Proto-Germanichaswazgrey
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare

via Old English īġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishīġ—
2Proto-Berber*aβəɣ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haswaz →Every word from Old English hasu →