Where does “hitastillir” come from?

hitastillir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hiti, from Old Norse hiti, from Proto-Germanic haitį̄, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

hitastillir (Icelandic): thermostat

Definitions

  1. thermostat

Ancestry of “hitastillir”, step by step

hitastillir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichitiheat; fever; temperature
2Old Norsehitiheat
3Proto-Germanichaitį̄heat
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

via Icelandic stillir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstillirregulator
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitį̄ →Every word from Old Norse hiti →