Where does “het” come from?
het (Finnish) comes from Finnish heti, from Finnish häti, from Finnish hätä, from Proto-Finnic hätä, from Proto-Finnic šätä, from Proto-Germanic sētō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
het (Finnish): they; heth; nominative plural of he
Definitions
- they; heth; nominative plural of he
Ancestry of “het”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | heti | right away; as soon as |
| 2 | Finnish | häti | — |
| 3 | Finnish | hätä | emergency; distress; need, necessity |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | hätä | emergency; distress, agony |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | šätä | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sētō | place, position; lying in wait, ambush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |