Where does “heißmachen” come from?
heißmachen (German) comes from German heiß, 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...
heißmachen (German): to make hot
Definitions
- to make hot
Ancestry of “heißmachen”, step by step
heißmachen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German heiß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | heiß | hot; hot; horny |
| 2 | German | Sporn | spur |
| 3 | Middle High German | spore | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sporo | spur |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sporō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spurô | spur |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |
via German machen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | machen | to make, produce, create; to make, prepare; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | machen | to make |
| 3 | Old High German | mahhōn | to make, work; to make, do |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |