Where does “hees” come from?
hees (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hees, from Old Dutch hes, from Proto-Germanic haisaz, from Proto-Germanic -raz, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
hees (Dutch): hoarse, rough, husky, grating
Definitions
- hoarse, rough, husky, grating
Ancestry of “hees”, step by step
hees traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch hees
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | hees | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | hes | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haisaz | hoarse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -raz | Forms adjectives from verbal roots, which usually... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -rós | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
via Old Dutch *hēsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | *hēsi | undergrowth, shrubland, brushwood |