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Where does “hissen” come from?

hissen (German) comes from Middle Low German hissen.

hissen (German): to hoist

Definitions

  1. to hoist

Ancestry of “hissen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhissen—

Words derived from “hissen”

  • izar
  • hisse
  • hissa
  • hisser
  • hisse
  • hiss
  • içar
  • hissar
  • hissa
Every word from Middle Low German hissen →