Where does “haga” come from?

haga (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hagō-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱak-, from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-.

haga (Old Norse): to satisfy, placate; to please, placate

Definitions

  1. to satisfy, placate; to please, placate

Ancestry of “haga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichagō-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱak-branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help
3Proto-Indo-Europeankek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-—

Words derived from “haga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hagō- →