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Where does “hagja-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hagja-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hagja-”

  • hegg
  • heggr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →