Where does “hetan” come from?

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

hetan (Old Saxon): to call; to order

Definitions

  1. to call; to order

Ancestry of “hetan”, 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 “hetan”

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