Where does “heksedoktor” come from?
heksedoktor (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-.
heksedoktor (Norwegian Bokmål): a witch doctor
Definitions
- a witch doctor
Ancestry of “heksedoktor”, step by step
heksedoktor 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- | — |