'haglike' originates from English, formed from the noun 'hag' (Old English 'hægtesse' meaning 'witch, evil spirit' / Proto-Germanic roots) plus the suffix '-like' (from Old English 'līc', meaning 'body/form' or 'having the nature of').

'hag' comes from Old English 'hægtesse' and related Germanic forms that referred to a witch or malignant spirit; the adjectival suffix '-like' comes from Old English 'līc' (meaning 'body, form' and later 'like'); these elements combined in Middle/Modern English to form 'haglike'.

Initially, the component 'hag' referred specifically to a witch or supernatural malignant woman; over time the combined adjective 'haglike' came to describe more broadly the appearance or manner of an unpleasant, old woman or a witchlike quality, a meaning that has largely stayed consistent.