Where does “heteflate” come from?

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

heteflate (Norwegian Nynorsk): heating surface

Definitions

  1. heating surface

Ancestry of “heteflate”, step by step

heteflate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskheteheat; to heat, warm
2Old Norsehitiheat
3Proto-Germanichaitį̄heat
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

via Norwegian Nynorsk flåte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskflåteraft; fleet; big man
2Old Norseflata—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitį̄ →Every word from Old Norse hiti →