Where does “heggr” come from?

heggr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hagja-, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

heggr (Old Norse): bird cherry tree, Prunus padus

Definitions

  1. bird cherry tree, Prunus padus

Ancestry of “heggr”, step by step

heggr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hagja-

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

via Proto-Germanic *hagô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hagô—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰom—

Words derived from “heggr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic hagjō →