heks
Afrikaans
/ɦɛks/
noun
Definitions
- witch sorceress
- (figurative) witch term of abuse for a woman
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish heks (witch) derived from German Hexe (witch) derived from Middle High German hecse derived from Old High German hagzissa derived from Proto-Germanic *hagatusjō.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hagatusjō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hexe German
- Hexenjagd German
- Hexenkessel German
- Hexenkunst German
- Hexenküche German
- Hexenprozess German
- Hexenring German
- Hexensabbat German
- Hexenschuss German
- Hexer German
- Hexerei German
- heks Dutch, Flemish
- heksenjacht Dutch, Flemish
- heksenketel Dutch, Flemish
- heksenkring Dutch, Flemish
- heksenmelk Dutch, Flemish
- heksensabbat Dutch, Flemish
- hekserij Dutch, Flemish
- *ḱak- Proto-Indo-European
- *hagatusjō Proto-Germanic
- *hagatusjǭ Proto-Germanic
- heks Polish
- hægtesse Old English
- hagzissa Old High German
- hecse Middle High German
- *hagatusi gmw-pro