Where does “het” come from?
het (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hēter, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-.
het (Swedish): hot; having a very high temperature; hot;...
Definitions
- hot; having a very high temperature; hot;...
Ancestry of “het”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | hēter | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | heitr | hot |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | — |