Where does “het potatis” come from?

het potatis (Swedish) comes from Swedish het, from Old Swedish hēter, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

het potatis (Swedish): a contentious issue, a hot potato

Definitions

  1. a contentious issue, a hot potato

Ancestry of “het potatis”, step by step

het potatis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhethot; having a very high temperature; hot;...
2Old Swedishhēterhot
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

via Swedish potatis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpotatispotato
2Englishpotatoesplural of potato
3Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
4Taínobatatasweet potato
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →