Where does “hag” come from?
Hag comes from Scots hag, from Old Norse hǫgg, the noun form of Old Norse hǫggva, traced to Proto-Germanic hawwaną and ultimately Proto-Indo-European ḱak-.
hag (English): A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a wizard; An...
Definitions
- A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a wizard; An...
Ancestry of “hag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hag | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | hǫgg | a blow, strike |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hawwą | blow, hit |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |