Where does “behakjsen” come from?
behakjsen (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch hakjsen, from Plautdietsch Hakjs, from Middle Low German hexe, from Old Saxon *hagatusia, from Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā — witch.
behakjsen (Plautdietsch): to bewitch
Definitions
- to bewitch
Ancestry of “behakjsen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | hakjsen | to cast a spell |
| 2 | Plautdietsch | Hakjs | witch, sorceress |
| 3 | Middle Low German | hexe | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *hagatusia | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hagatussjā | witch |