Where does “heiti” come from?

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

heiti (Icelandic): a name; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. a name; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “heiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheitiname, denomination
2Old Norseheitato be called, to be named; to promise
3Proto-Germanichaitanąto address, to call; to name; to be called
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “heiti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaną →Every word from Old Norse heita →
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