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Where does “haie” come from?

haie (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin haga, from Frankish haggju, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “haie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinhaga—
2Frankishhaggjuhedge
3Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
4Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “haie”

  • here
  • hair
  • hers
  • hire
  • heir
  • hare
  • ho
  • hay
  • hi
  • hereby
  • herein
  • Hayes
  • hairy
  • Hare
  • hey
  • whore
  • heiress
  • hereinafter
  • hoary
  • Hayward
  • haircut
  • hearse
  • hoar
  • hereabouts
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