Where does “heeschen” come from?
heeschen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German eischen, from Old High German eiscon, from Proto-West Germanic aiskōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
heeschen (Luxembourgish): to be called; to mean, to signify; to beg
Definitions
- to be called; to mean, to signify; to beg
Ancestry of “heeschen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | eischen | to demand, to call for |
| 2 | Old High German | eiscon | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | aiskōn | to claim; to demand, ask for |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |