Where does “heiß” come from?

heiß (German) comes from German Sporn, from Middle High German spore, from Old High German sporo, from Proto-Germanic *sporō, from Proto-Germanic spurô, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

heiß (German): hot; hot; horny

Definitions

  1. hot; hot; horny

Ancestry of “heiß”, step by step

heiß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sporn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpornspur
2Middle High Germanspore—
3Old High Germansporospur
4Proto-Germanic*sporō—
5Proto-Germanicspurôspur
6Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

via Old High German heiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanheizhot
2Proto-West Germanichaitpromise
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

Words derived from “heiß”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurô →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sporō →