heien

(Anglès)

to drive (a pile, plank or wall) into the ground

Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈɦɛi̯.ə(n)/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Middle Dutch heien, of uncertain ultimate origin; perhaps related to Latin caedo (“I cut”), where the syncope of -d- would have taken place very early. If so, related to Proto-Germanic *hittijaną (“to hit, make contact with”).

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