Where does “hait” come from?

hait (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

hait (Proto-West Germanic): promise

Definitions

  1. promise

Ancestry of “hait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaitazhot
2Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

Words derived from “hait”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →