Where does “heat” come from?
Heat derives from Middle English heten, from Old English hǣtan, from Proto-Germanic haitį̄, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots kayd- and -éyeti with the suffix -h₂.
heat (English): Thermal energy; The condition or quality of being...
Definitions
- Thermal energy; The condition or quality of being...
Ancestry of “heat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | heten | Alternative form of hetien |
| 2 | Old English | hǣtan | to heat; become hot |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | haitijan | to make hot, heat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haitijaną | to make hot, heat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |