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:
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Definitions
- promise, vow; inflection of heitur:
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Ancestry of “heit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | heit | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haitą | promise |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haitaną | to address, to call; to name; to be called |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |