hjitte

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hēta (“to call, to command”), from Proto-Germanic *haitaną. Cognate with archaic English hight (“to name; to be named”), Dutch heten (“to be named”), and German heißen (“to be called”). Compare also with English hest, behest.

Verb

hjitte

  1. to be called, to be named
    Hoe hjitst do?
    What's your name?
  2. to command, to order
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