Where does “hete” come from?

hete (Middle English) comes from Old English hete, from Proto-West Germanic hati, from Proto-Germanic hataz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂d- — hatred, angriness; strong emotion.

hete (Middle English): Heat; thermal energy and a medieval element

Definitions

  1. Heat; thermal energy and a medieval element

Ancestry of “hete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhetehatred, malice
2Proto-West Germanichatihate
3Proto-Germanichatazhate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂d-hatred, angriness; strong emotion

Words derived from “hete”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hataz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hati →