heks

1. (feminine) witch (sorceress)
2. (derogatory, feminine, figuratively) witch (term of abuse for a woman)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɦɛks/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: hexe

Borrowed from German: Hexe

In summary

From Middle Dutch hexe (15th c.), borrowed from Early Modern German Hexe. Displaced native Middle Dutch hagetisse. Both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā.

Concepts

witch

sorcerer

hag

enchantress

hex

crone

sorceress

Synonyms

tovenares

kol

tovenaar

nachtmerrie

spookverschijning

toverheks

spook

Translations

Hexe

bruja

sorcière

bruxa

strega

czarownica

fattucchiera

wiedźma

bruixa

masca

bruèissa

μάγισσα

venefica

maga

striga