Where does “hagr” come from?

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

hagr (Old Norse): handy, skillful

Definitions

  1. handy, skillful

Ancestry of “hagr”, step by step

hagr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hagaz

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

via Proto-Celtic *sakros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*sakrosconsecrated, sacred
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “hagr”

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