Where does “hēt” come from?
hēt (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic hait, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-.
Ancestry of “hēt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hait | promise |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | — |