Where does “hekseproces” come from?
hekseproces (Danish) comes from Danish proces, from Latin prōcessus, from Latin prōcēdō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
hekseproces (Danish): witch trial
Definitions
- witch trial
Ancestry of “hekseproces”, step by step
hekseproces traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish proces
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | proces | process |
| 2 | Latin | prōcessus | advanced, having been advanced |
| 3 | Latin | prōcēdō | to proceed, advance |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Danish heks
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | heks | a witch |
| 2 | German | hexe | inflection of hexen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | hecse | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hagazussa | witch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hagatusjō | witch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hagaz | abled, capable; suitable, comfortable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱak- | branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ- | — |