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 fish, luce

Definitions

  1. pike fish, luce

Ancestry of “hecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhechet—
2Old High Germanhehhit—
3Proto-Germanichakiþaz—

Words derived from “hecht”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hakiþaz →Every word from Old High German hehhit →Every word from Middle High German hechet →
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