Where does “heien” come from?

heien (Middle English) comes from Old English hēan, from Proto-Germanic hauniz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.

heien (Middle English): to raise, lift up; to climb; to go up, rise

Definitions

  1. to raise, lift up; to climb; to go up, rise

Ancestry of “heien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhēanto raise up, exalt; lowly, despised, poor, mean,...
2Proto-Germanichaunizdespised, poor, miserable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech

Words derived from “heien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauniz →Every word from Old English hēan →