Where does “hete” come from?
hete (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hiti, from Proto-Germanic haitį̄, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-.
hete (Norwegian Nynorsk): heat; to heat, warm
Ancestry of “hete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hiti | heat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haitį̄ | heat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | — |