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