Where does “hētan” come from?
hētan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic haitan, from Proto-Germanic haitaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
Ancestry of “hētan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | haitan | to address, to call; to name; to be called |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haitaną | to address, to call; to name; to be called |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
Words derived from “hētan”