Where does “heizen” come from?

heizen (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic haitijan, from Proto-Germanic haitijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

heizen (Old High German): to heat

Definitions

  1. to heat

Ancestry of “heizen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichaitijanto make hot, heat
2Proto-Germanichaitijanąto make hot, heat
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “heizen”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →