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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

  1. command, order; obligatory office or service

Ancestry of “hæs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishhes—
2Old Norsehásshoarse
3Proto-Germanichaisazhoarse
4Proto-Germanic-razForms adjectives from verbal roots, which usually...
5Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “hæs”

  • Hayes
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