Where does “forhekselse” come from?
forhekselse (Danish) comes from Danish forhekse, 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.
forhekselse (Danish): bewitchment
Definitions
- bewitchment
Ancestry of “forhekselse”, step by step
forhekselse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish forhekse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | forhekse | to bewitch, cast a spell over |
| 2 | Danish | hekse | to bewitch; to use black magic |
| 3 | Danish | heks | a witch |
| 4 | German | hexe | inflection of hexen: ## first-person singular... |
| 5 | Middle High German | hecse | — |
| 6 | Old High German | hagazussa | witch |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hagatusjō | witch |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hagaz | abled, capable; suitable, comfortable |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱak- | branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ- | — |