Where does “hete” come from?

hete (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hiti, from Proto-Germanic haitį̄, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

hete (Norwegian Nynorsk): heat; to heat, warm

Definitions

  1. heat; to heat, warm

Ancestry of “hete”, step by step

hete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehitiheat
2Proto-Germanichaitį̄heat
3Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

via Old Norse hita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehitaheat, heating

Words derived from “hete”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitį̄ →Every word from Old Norse hiti →