hagzissa

Old High German

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā. Cognate 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: heksa
  • Luxembourgish: Hex