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Where does “heita” come from?

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

heita (Old Norse): to be called, to be named; to promise

Definitions

  1. to be called, to be named; to promise

Ancestry of “heita”, 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 “heita”

  • heta
  • heita
  • heite
  • hedde
  • samheiti
  • undirheiti
  • yfirheiti
  • heiti
  • heita
  • samheitaorðabók
  • andheiti
  • heit
  • safnheiti
  • heiti
  • heiti
  • eita
  • heita
  • heta
  • hetæ
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