heht

Old English

Alternative forms

• hēt

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hehait (“called”), reduplicated preterite of Proto-Germanic *haitaną (“to be called, name, command”).

Verb

hēht

1. first/third-person singular preterite of hātan

Descendants

• Middle English: hiȝt, hight, hicht
  • English: hight