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Hex

2 stages from German to English.

Today it means a magic spell, or to cast one on someone
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Stage 1 of 2
Hexe
German · medieval
"a witch"
meaning "a witch"
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Stage 2 of 2
hex
English · 1800s
"a magic spell or curse"
adopted through Pennsylvania German communities in the US
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