Where does “Hiecht” come from?

Hiecht (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German hecht, from Old High German hehhit, from Proto-Germanic hakiþaz.

Hiecht (Luxembourgish): pike

Definitions

  1. pike

Ancestry of “Hiecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhecht—
2Old High Germanhehhit—
3Proto-Germanichakiþaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hakiþaz →Every word from Old High German hehhit →Every word from Middle High German hecht →