Where does “hǣtu” come from?

hǣtu (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *haitī, from Proto-Germanic haitį̄, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

hǣtu (Old English): heat, warmth; fervor, ardor

Definitions

  1. heat, warmth; fervor, ardor

Ancestry of “hǣtu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*haitī—
2Proto-Germanichaitį̄heat
3Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitį̄ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *haitī →