Where does “hagan” come from?

hagan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hagō, from Proto-Germanic *hagô, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ- — to take, seize.

hagan (Old High German): A hawthorn; A thorny shrubbery; An enclosure or...

Definitions

  1. A hawthorn; A thorny shrubbery; An enclosure or...

Ancestry of “hagan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichagōenclosure, yard; pasture
2Proto-Germanic*hagô
3Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰom
4Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰ-to take, seize

Words derived from “hagan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰomEvery word from Proto-Germanic *hagô