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Where does “hagō-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hagō-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hagō-”

  • hegðun
  • haga
  • hegða
  • haga
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