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
- simple fence or enclosure made of sticks, twigs...
Ancestry of “hag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | hago | an enclosure, a fenced-in area, a yard |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hagō | enclosure, yard; pasture |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hagô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰ- | to take, seize |