Where does “Häksenseetel” come from?
Häksenseetel (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian Häkse, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-.
Häksenseetel (Saterland Frisian): A witch's cauldron
Definitions
- A witch's cauldron
Ancestry of “Häksenseetel”, step by step
Häksenseetel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Saterland Frisian Häkse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saterland Frisian | Häkse | witch; hag |
| 2 | German | hexe | inflection of hexen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | hecse | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hagazussa | witch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hagatusjō | witch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hagaz | abled, capable; suitable, comfortable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱak- | branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ- | — |
via Saterland Frisian Seetel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saterland Frisian | Seetel | boiler; kettle; pot |
| 2 | Old Frisian | tsetel | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | katilaz | kettle, bucket, vessel |
| 4 | Latin | catīllus | small bowl, dish, or plate |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |