Where does “hetty” come from?

hetty (English) comes from English het, from English heat, from Middle English heten, from Old English hǣtan, from Proto-West Germanic haitijan, from Proto-Germanic haitijaną, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

hetty (English): A heterosexual

Definitions

  1. A heterosexual

Ancestry of “hetty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhetA heterosexual person; Fan fiction based on...
2EnglishheatThermal energy; The condition or quality of being...
3Middle EnglishhetenAlternative form of hetien
4Old Englishhǣtanto heat; become hot
5Proto-West Germanichaitijanto make hot, heat
6Proto-Germanichaitijanąto make hot, heat
7Proto-Germanichaitazhot
8Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-
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