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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

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...

Words derived from “heiß”

  • brennheiß
  • heißgeliebt
  • feuchtheiß
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