Where does “heit” come from?

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

heit (Old Norse): promise, vow

Definitions

  1. promise, vow

Ancestry of “heit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaitąpromise
2Proto-Germanichaitanąto address, to call; to name; to be called
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “heit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitą →