Where does “hætta” come from?

hætta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hætta, from Proto-Germanic hanhtijǭ.

hætta (Icelandic): danger; hazard, jeopardy; peril

Definitions

  1. danger; hazard, jeopardy; peril

Ancestry of “hætta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehætta—
2Proto-Germanichanhtijǭ—

Words derived from “hætta”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhtijǭ →Every word from Old Norse hætta →