Where does “forhekse” come from?
forhekse (Danish) comes from Danish hekse, from Danish heks, from German hexe, from Middle High German hecse, from Old High German hagazussa, from Proto-Germanic hagatusjō, from Proto-Germanic hagaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱak-.
forhekse (Danish): to bewitch, cast a spell over
Definitions
- to bewitch, cast a spell over
Ancestry of “forhekse”, step by step
forhekse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish hekse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hekse | to bewitch; to use black magic |
| 2 | Danish | heks | a witch |
| 3 | German | hexe | inflection of hexen: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | hecse | — |
| 5 | Old High German | hagazussa | witch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hagatusjō | witch |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hagaz | abled, capable; suitable, comfortable |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱak- | branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ- | — |