Where does “heta” come from?

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

heta (Swedish): to call, to name; to command; to be called; to...

Definitions

  1. to call, to name; to command; to be called; to...

Ancestry of “heta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhētato call, invoke
2Old Norseheitato be called, to be named; to promise
3Proto-Germanichaitanąto address, to call; to name; to be called
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaną →Every word from Old Norse heita →