Where does “hetta” come from?
hetta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hita, from Old Norse hiti, from Proto-Germanic haitį̄, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-.
hetta (Swedish): heat; to heat
Ancestry of “hetta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | hita | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | hiti | heat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haitį̄ | heat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | — |