Etymology Explorer › Old Danish

Where does “hes” come from?

hes (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse háss, from Proto-Germanic haisaz, from Proto-Germanic -raz, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Ancestry of “hes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehásshoarse
2Proto-Germanichaisazhoarse
3Proto-Germanic-razForms adjectives from verbal roots, which usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rós →