Where does “heks” come from?
heks (Dutch) comes from Middle High German hecse, from Old High German hagazussa, from Proto-Germanic hagatusjō, from Proto-Germanic hagaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱak-, from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-.
heks (Dutch): witch
Ancestry of “heks”, step by step
Words derived from “heks”