Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “hechet” come from?

hechet (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hehhit, from Proto-Germanic hakiþaz.

Ancestry of “hechet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhehhit—
2Proto-Germanichakiþaz—

Words derived from “hechet”

  • Hechtbarbe
  • Hecht
Every word from Proto-Germanic hakiþaz →