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- — to sit.

het (Finnish): they; heth; nominative plural of he

Definitions

  1. they; heth; nominative plural of he

Ancestry of “het”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhetiright away; as soon as
2Finnishhäti—
3Finnishhätäemergency; distress; need, necessity
4Proto-Finnichätäemergency; distress, agony
5Proto-Finnicšätähundred
6Proto-Germanicsētōplace, position; lying in wait, ambush
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētō →Every word from Proto-Finnic šätä →