Where does “forhekse” come from?
forhekse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål heks, from Danish heks, from German hexe, from Middle High German hecse, from Old High German hagazussa, from Proto-Germanic hagatusjō, from Proto-Germanic hagaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱak-.
forhekse (Norwegian Bokmål): to bewitch, cast a spell over
Definitions
- to bewitch, cast a spell over
Ancestry of “forhekse”, step by step
forhekse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål heks
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | heks | a witch, a hex |
| 2 | Danish | heks | a witch |
| 3 | German | hexe | inflection of hexen: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | hecse | — |
| 5 | Old High German | hagazussa | witch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hagatusjō | witch |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hagaz | abled, capable; suitable, comfortable |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱak- | branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål før
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | før | before; imperative of føre; present tense of fø |
| 2 | Old Norse | fóðr | fodder; sheath |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vōder | linen, sheath; sheath, linen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōdrą | fodder; sheath |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōdô | food, nourishment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pat- | to feed; path; to go |