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Where does “hægtesse” come from?

hægtesse (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *hagatussjā.

hægtesse (Old English): witch, hag, Fury

Definitions

  1. witch, hag, Fury

Ancestry of “hægtesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hagatussjā—

Words derived from “hægtesse”

  • edge
  • eggs
  • egg
  • hedge
  • hag
  • edgy
  • hedgehog
  • eggplant
  • Edgerton
  • edgewise
  • eggnog
  • edgeways
  • edginess
  • hagfish
  • edgework
  • hackberry
  • egghead
  • hyperedge
  • eggy
  • edgeless
  • eggbeater
  • edger
  • edgily
  • egglaying
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