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Where does “hagatusi” come from?

hagatusi (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hagatusjō, from Proto-Germanic hagaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱak-, from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-.

hagatusi (Proto-West Germanic): witch

Definitions

  1. witch

Ancestry of “hagatusi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichagatusjōwitch
2Proto-Germanichagazabled, capable; suitable, comfortable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱak-branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help
4Proto-Indo-Europeankek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-—

Words derived from “hagatusi”

  • 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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