Where does “heit” come from?

heit (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian atta, from Proto-West Germanic attō, from Proto-Germanic attô, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.

heit (West Frisian): father, dad

Definitions

  1. father, dad

Ancestry of “heit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianattafather
2Proto-West Germanicattōfather; forefather
3Proto-Germanicattôfather, dad; forefather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather

Words derived from “heit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European átta →Every word from Proto-Germanic attô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic attō →