heta

Swedish

/heːta/

verb-reg
Definitions
  • to be called; to have as one's name, to hight

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish hēta, heta inherited from Old Norse heita (promise, call, heat, name, vow, be called) derived 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
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Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

名

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