Where does “heit” come from?

heit (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse heit, from Proto-Germanic haitą, from Proto-Germanic haitaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

heit (Icelandic): promise, vow; inflection of heitur: ## feminine...

Definitions

  1. promise, vow; inflection of heitur: ## feminine...

Ancestry of “heit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheitpromise, vow
2Proto-Germanichaitąpromise
3Proto-Germanichaitanąto address, to call; to name; to be called
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “heit”

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