Where does “hēt” come from?

hēt (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic hait, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

hēt (Old Dutch): hot

Definitions

  1. hot

Ancestry of “hēt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichaitpromise
2Proto-Germanichaitazhot
3Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

Words derived from “hēt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hait →