Where does “heita” come from?

heita (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic haitaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

heita (Norwegian Nynorsk): to be called or named; have a name

Definitions

  1. to be called or named; have a name

Ancestry of “heita”, step by step

heita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse heita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheitato be called, to be named; to promise
2Proto-Germanichaitanąto address, to call; to name; to be called
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Norwegian Nynorsk heit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskheit
2Proto-Germanichaitazhot
3Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaną →Every word from Old Norse heita →