Where does “הייסן” come from?

הייסן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German heiȥen, from Old High German heizen, from Proto-West Germanic haitijan, from Proto-Germanic haitijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

הייסן (Yiddish): to be called; to be named; to mean; to signify

Definitions

  1. to be called; to be named; to mean; to signify

Ancestry of “הייסן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanheiȥento be called, to call
2Old High Germanheizento heat
3Proto-West Germanichaitijanto make hot, heat
4Proto-Germanichaitijanąto make hot, heat
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti