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Where does “heaty” come from?

heaty (English) comes from English heat, from Middle English heten, from Old English hǣtan, from Proto-West Germanic haitijan, from Proto-Germanic haitijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

heaty (English): promoting heat; stimulating or energising the...

Definitions

  1. promoting heat; stimulating or energising the...

Ancestry of “heaty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheatThermal energy; The condition or quality of being...
2Middle EnglishhetenAlternative form of hetien
3Old Englishhǣtanto heat; become hot
4Proto-West Germanichaitijanto make hot, heat
5Proto-Germanichaitijanąto make hot, heat
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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