Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “hisser” come from?

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

hisser (French): to hoist, to raise; to rise through the ranks

Definitions

  1. to hoist, to raise; to rise through the ranks

Ancestry of “hisser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhissento hoist
2Middle Low Germanhissen—

Words derived from “hisser”

  • izar
  • hisse
  • hissa
  • içar
  • hissar
Every word from Middle Low German hissen →