Souhaiter etymology

French

French word souhaiter comes from Proto-Germanic *haitaną ((passive) to be called. To address, to call. To name.)

Etymology of souhaiter

Detailed word origin of souhaiter

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*haitaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) (passive) to be called. To address, to call. To name.
*haitan Frankish (frk)
*haitāre Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
*subhaitāre Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
sohaidier Old French (fro) To wish.
souhaiter French (fr) To wish (for); to hope (for).

Words with the same origin as souhaiter

Descendants of *haitaną

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