Where does “heit” come from?
heit (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-.
heit (Westrobothnian): hot; eager; be called or named; have a name
Definitions
- hot; eager; be called or named; have a name
Ancestry of “heit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | heitr | hot |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | — |