Where does “hēta” come from?

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

hēta (Old Swedish): to call, invoke

Definitions

  1. to call, invoke

Ancestry of “hēta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hēta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaną →Every word from Old Norse heita →
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