Where does “loeiheet” come from?
loeiheet (Dutch) comes from Dutch heet, from Middle Dutch hêet, from Old Dutch hēt, from Proto-West Germanic hait, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-.
loeiheet (Dutch): glowing hot, very hot
Ancestry of “loeiheet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | heet | hot; spicy, hot |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hêet | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hēt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hait | promise |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | — |