Where does “heiz” come from?
heiz (Middle High German) comes from Old High German heiz, from Proto-West Germanic hait, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-.
Ancestry of “heiz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | heiz | hot |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hait | promise |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | — |