Where does “hein” come from?

hein (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hainō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃i- — to sharpen; sharpen.

hein (Old Norse): whetstone

Definitions

  1. whetstone

Ancestry of “hein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichainōwhetstone
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃i-to sharpen; sharpen

Words derived from “hein”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃i- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hainō →