Where does “heite” come from?

heite (Finnish) comes from Finnish heittää, from Proto-Finnic heittädäk, from Proto-Finnic šej-, from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje.

heite (Finnish): ejecta; grenade

Definitions

  1. ejecta; grenade

Ancestry of “heite”, step by step

heite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish heittää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheittääto throw, cast, hurl, toss
2Proto-Finnicheittädäkto throw
3Proto-Finnicšej-—
4Proto-Germanicsēja-/sēje—

via Finnish e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisheE note

Words derived from “heite”

Every word from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje →Every word from Proto-Finnic šej- →Every word from Proto-Finnic heittädäk →