Where does “hiss” come from?

hiss (German) comes from German hissen, from Middle Low German hissen.

hiss (German): singular imperative of hissen; first-person...

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of hissen; first-person...

Ancestry of “hiss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhissento hoist
2Middle Low Germanhissen—
Every word from Middle Low German hissen →Every word from German hissen →