Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hagu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

1. Synonym 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
• *haguþornu

Descendants

• Old English: hæg; ġehæg
  • Middle English: heie, heh, hegh, heygh
    • English: hay
• Old English: hege (< *(ga)hagi)
  • Middle English: heye (influenced by Old English hæg, ġehæg and Old French haie)
    • English: hay
• Old Saxon: *hag
  • Middle Low German: hach, hāch
• Old High German: hag
  • Middle High German: hac
    • German: Hag
  • ⇒ Old High German: gahagi
    • Middle High German: gehege
      • German: Gehege