Formed from hex + one
German hexen ‘to perform witchcraft, cast a spell/spells’
Pennsylvania German hexe ‘to practice witchcraft’
English hex
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘single’
Proto-Germanic *ainaz ‘one’
Proto-West Germanic *ain ‘one’
Old English ān ‘one’
Middle English oon
English one
Today it means
noun A liquid hydrocarbon, C₆H₈, of the valylene series, obtained from distillation products of certain fats and gums.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hexone
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