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Where does “Hexe” come from?

Hexe (German) 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-.

Hexe (German): witch

Definitions

  1. witch

Ancestry of “Hexe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Hexe”

  • Hexenschuss
  • Hexer
  • Hexerei
  • Hexenjagd
  • Hexenküche
  • Hexensabbat
  • Hexenkessel
  • heks
  • heksenketel
  • hekserij
  • heks
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