Where does “hissar” come from?

hissar (Catalan) comes from French hisser, from German hissen, from Middle Low German hissen.

hissar (Catalan): to hoist

Definitions

  1. to hoist

Ancestry of “hissar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhisserto hoist, to raise; to rise through the ranks
2Germanhissento hoist
3Middle Low Germanhissen—
Every word from Middle Low German hissen →Every word from German hissen →Every word from French hisser →