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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): inflection of hexen: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of hexen: ## first-person singular...

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-—
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