Where does “hagedis” come from?
hagedis (West Frisian) comes from Dutch Hagedis, from Middle Dutch hagetisse, from Old Dutch egithassa, from Proto-West Germanic agiþahsijā, from Proto-West Germanic agi, from Proto-Germanic agaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂égʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʰ- — to be upset, afraid.
hagedis (West Frisian): lizard
Ancestry of “hagedis”, step by step