Where does “hag” come from?

hag (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Saxon hago, from Proto-West Germanic hagō, from Proto-Germanic *hagô, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ- — to take, seize.

hag (Westrobothnian): simple fence or enclosure made of sticks, twigs...

Definitions

  1. simple fence or enclosure made of sticks, twigs...

Ancestry of “hag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhagoan enclosure, a fenced-in area, a yard
2Proto-West Germanichagōenclosure, yard; pasture
3Proto-Germanic*hagô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰ-to take, seize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hagô →