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Where does “hekserij” come from?

hekserij (Dutch) comes from Dutch heks, 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-.

hekserij (Dutch): witchcraft; something quite difficult

Definitions

  1. witchcraft; something quite difficult

Ancestry of “hekserij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhekswitch
2Middle High Germanhecse—
3Old High Germanhagazussa—
4Proto-Germanichagatusjōwitch
5Proto-Germanichagazabled, capable; suitable, comfortable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱak-branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help
7Proto-Indo-Europeankek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-—
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