heten

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to proclaim, to declare
  • to call use the voice
  • to call, to name
  • to be called, to have as name
  • to command, to order

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch hētan inherited from Proto-Germanic *haitaną (name, command, call, address, be called, be call, summon).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*haitaną

Gloss

name, command, call, address, be called, be call, summon

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

名

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