Etymology Explorer
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Where does “hecht” come from?
hecht (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hehhit, from Proto-Germanic hakiþaz.
Ancestry of “hecht”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old High German
hehhit
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2
Proto-Germanic
hakiþaz
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Words derived from “hecht”
Hiecht
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