Where does “häxjakt” come from?
häxjakt (Swedish) comes from Swedish jäkt, from Old Swedish iäkt, from Middle Low German jacht, from Old Dutch jagot, from Proto-West Germanic jagōþu, from Proto-West Germanic -ōþu, from Proto-Germanic -ōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
häxjakt (Swedish): witch-hunt
Definitions
- witch-hunt
Ancestry of “häxjakt”, step by step
häxjakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish jäkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | jäkt | hurry; stress |
| 2 | Old Swedish | iäkt | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | jacht | a hunt; a chase, a pursuit; a fast ship |
| 4 | Old Dutch | jagot | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | jagōþu | hunt, hunting; chase, pursuit |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōþu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōþuz | Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Swedish häxa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | häxa | a witch; a witch; ugly or unpleasant woman |
| 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- | — |