Where does “Hecht” come from?

Hecht (German) comes from Middle High German hechet, from Old High German hehhit, from Proto-Germanic hakiþaz.

Hecht (German): pike; a bloke, a guy, especially an admired,...

Definitions

  1. pike; a bloke, a guy, especially an admired,...

Ancestry of “Hecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhechet—
2Old High Germanhehhit—
3Proto-Germanichakiþaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hakiþaz →Every word from Old High German hehhit →Every word from Middle High German hechet →