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Where does “hēta” come from?

hēta (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic haitaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

hēta (Old Frisian): to call, to command

Definitions

  1. to call, to command

Ancestry of “hēta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaitanąto address, to call; to name; to be called
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “hēta”

  • hjitte
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