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Where does “hǣte” come from?
hǣte (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic haitį̄, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.
Ancestry of “hǣte”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
haitį̄
heat
2
Proto-Indo-European
*keHy-
to heat
Words derived from “hǣte”
lenctenhæte
sumerhæte
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →
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