Where does “הייס” come from?
הייס (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German heiȥ, from Old High German heiz, from Proto-West Germanic hait, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-.
הייס (Yiddish): hot; inflection of הייסן :
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Definitions
- hot; inflection of הייסן :
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Ancestry of “הייס”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | heiȥ | — |
| 2 | Old High German | heiz | hot |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hait | promise |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | — |
Words derived from “הייס”