haag

Betekenis (English)

1. (feminine) a hedge, thicket of woody bushes planted in a row
2. (feminine) a lane, (often double) row of lined-up persons or objects, as for a formal guard of honor inspection
3. (feminine, obsolete) undergrowth, a dense low forest

Synonyms

heg

afrastering

omheining

afsluiting

kordon

steg

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɦaːx/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelnederlands: hāge

Inherited from Old Dutch: *hago

Cognate with Engels: haw

In summary

From Middle Dutch hāge, haghe, from Old Dutch *hago, from Proto-West Germanic *hagō, from Proto-Germanic *hagô (“hedge”), from Proto-Indo-European *kágʰō ~ *kagʰnós. Cognate with English haw.