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Where does “hizzy” come from?

hizzy (English) comes from English hizzle, from English Hell, from German hellen, from Middle High German hëllen, from Old High German hëllan, from Proto-Germanic hellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

hizzy (English): A house, a residence

Definitions

  1. A house, a residence

Ancestry of “hizzy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhizzleHouse, residence; Hell
2EnglishHell—
3Germanhellento brighten
4Middle High Germanhëllen—
5Old High Germanhëllan—
6Proto-Germanichellanąto resound, make a sound
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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