Where does “hæs” come from?
hæs (Old English) comes from Old Danish hes, from Old Norse háss, from Proto-Germanic haisaz, from Proto-Germanic -raz, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
hæs (Old English): command, order; obligatory office or service
Definitions
- command, order; obligatory office or service
Ancestry of “hæs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | hes | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | háss | hoarse |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haisaz | hoarse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -raz | Forms adjectives from verbal roots, which usually... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -rós | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |