Where does “stikheet” come from?

stikheet (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- — to heat.

stikheet (Dutch): very hot

Definitions

  1. very hot

Ancestry of “stikheet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheethot; spicy, hot
2Middle Dutchhêethot
3Old Dutchhēthot
4Proto-West Germanichaitpromise
5Proto-Germanichaitazhot
6Proto-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 →