hagzissa

Old High German

Alternative forms
  • hagazussa, hagzussa, hāzissa, hāzussa, hāzessa, hāzus

Etymology

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

Noun

hagzissa f

  1. witch
  2. hag

Descendants
  • Middle High German: hecse, hesse, hexse, hegxse, hexe
    • German: Hexe
      • → Dutch: heks
        • Afrikaans: heks
        • → Papiamentu: hèks
      • → Polish: heks
    • Luxembourgish: Hex
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