Where does “kasheitur” come from?
kasheitur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic heitur, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-.
Ancestry of “kasheitur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | heitur | hot; hot, banging, smoking |
| 2 | Old Norse | heitr | hot |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | — |