heita

Old Norse

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to be called, to be named
  • (transitive) to promise

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *haitaną (name, command, call, address, be called, be call, summon) derived from Proto-Indo-European *key(w)-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*key(w)-

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