hagazussa

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • hāzasa, hāzessa, hāzisa, hāzissa, hāzisa, hāzusa, hazzesa, hazzisa

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā. Cognate with Old English hægtesse.

Noun

hagazussa f

  1. witch
  2. hag

Descendants

  • Middle High German: hecse, hesse, hexse, hegxse, hexe
    • German: Hexe
    • Luxembourgish: Hex (inheritance uncertain)
    • → Middle Dutch: hexe
      • Dutch: heks
        • Afrikaans: heks
        • → Papiamentu: hèks
        • → West Frisian: heks (alternatively through Middle Low German)
    • → Middle Low German: hexe
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