Where does “heiȥan” come from?

heiȥan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic haitan, from Proto-Germanic haitaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

heiȥan (Old High German): to call

Definitions

  1. to call

Ancestry of “heiȥan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichaitanto address, to call; to name; to be called
2Proto-Germanichaitanąto address, to call; to name; to be called
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haitan →