Where does “*haitan” come from?

*haitan (Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic haitaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

Ancestry of “*haitan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaitanąto address, to call; to name; to be called
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “*haitan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaną →