Where does “heißen” come from?
heißen (German) comes from Middle High German heiȥen, from Old High German heizen, from Proto-West Germanic haitijan, from Proto-Germanic haitijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
heißen (German): to have a name; to be named; to be called; to...
Definitions
- to have a name; to be named; to be called; to...
Ancestry of “heißen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | heiȥen | to be called, to call |
| 2 | Old High German | heizen | to heat |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | haitijan | to make hot, heat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haitijaną | to make hot, heat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |