English
Heizer
Heizer comes from German Heizer ‘stoker, fireman’, from heizen ‘to heat’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- ‘to be hot’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keHy-‘to be hot’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*keHid-o-sreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*haitaz‘hot’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*haitijaną‘to make hot, heat’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*haitijan‘to make hot, heat’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050heizen‘to heat’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form‘to heat’
- Germanc. 1650–presentsame form‘to heat’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentHeizer‘stoker, fireman’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keHy-‘to be hot’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*keHid-o-sreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*haitaz‘hot’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*haitijaną‘to make hot, heat’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*haitijan‘to make hot, heat’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050heizen‘to heat’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form‘to heat’
- Germanc. 1650–presentsame form‘to heat’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentHeizer‘stoker, fireman’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Occupational surname borrowed from German Heizer (‘stoker, fireman’).
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *haitaz ‘hot’
through Proto-Germanic *haitijaną ‘to make hot, heat’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keHy- / Heizer