Where does “hjit” come from?
hjit (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hēt, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-.
hjit (West Frisian): hot
Ancestry of “hjit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | hēt | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | — |