Where does “hey” come from?

hey (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hey, from Proto-Germanic hawją, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

hey (Icelandic): hay; hey

Definitions

  1. hay; hey

Ancestry of “hey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheyhay
2Proto-Germanichawjąhay
3Proto-Germanichawwanąto hew, to chop; to forge
4Proto-Celticsukkospig (snout)
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
7Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →