Etymograph

English

Haigh

Haigh comes from Old English haga ‘enclosure’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kágʰō ‘to hold, keep’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kágʰō‘to hold, keep’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hagô‘enclosure, yard’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hagō‘enclosure, yard’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150haga‘enclosure’
  5. EnglishtodayHaigh

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kágʰō‘to hold, keep’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hagô‘enclosure, yard’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hagō‘enclosure, yard’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150haga‘enclosure’
  5. EnglishtodayHaigh

The story

English surname, derived from the place in Yorkshire. It derives from Old English haga (‘enclosure’).

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *kágʰō

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kágʰō / Haigh

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