Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhehhit—
2Proto-Germanichakiþaz—

Words derived from “hecht”

  • Hiecht
Every word from Proto-Germanic hakiþaz →