Where does “heeß” come from?

heeß (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German heiȥ, from Old High German heiz, from Proto-West Germanic hait, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

heeß (Central Franconian): hot

Definitions

  1. hot

Ancestry of “heeß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanheiȥ—
2Old High Germanheizhot
3Proto-West Germanichaitpromise
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hait →