Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hagu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haguz.

Noun

*hagu f

Alternative form of *hagō (“enclosure, pasture”)

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hagu
Genitive	*hagō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hagu	hagiwi, hagō
Accusative	*hagu	*hagū
Genitive	*hagō	*hagiwō
Dative	hagiwi, hagō	*hagum
Instrumental	*hagu	*hagum

Derived terms

*hagustald
*haguþurnu

Descendants

Old English: hæg
- Middle English: haw
  - English: haw
Old English: hege (< *hagiz)
- Middle English: heye (influenced by Old French haie)
  - English: hay
Middle Low German: hāch
Old High German: hag
- Middle High German: hac
  - German: Hag
- ⇒ Old High German: gahagi
  - Middle High German: gehege
    - German: Gehege

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