Where does “hissa” come from?

hissa (French) comes from French hisser, from German hissen, from Middle Low German hissen.

hissa (French): third-person singular past historic of hisser

Definitions

  1. third-person singular past historic of hisser

Ancestry of “hissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhisserto hoist, to raise; to rise through the ranks
2Germanhissento hoist
3Middle Low Germanhissen—
Every word from Middle Low German hissen →Every word from German hissen →Every word from French hisser →