Where does “hag” come from?
hag (Scots) comes from Middle English haggen, from Old Norse hǫggva, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
hag (Scots): a notch; a pit or break; a stroke of an axe or...
Definitions
- a notch; a pit or break; a stroke of an axe or...
Ancestry of “hag”, step by step
hag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English haggen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | haggen | to hack, chop, cut; to chop, cut, hack; to cut... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hǫggva | to hew |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |