Heat
/hiːt/noun
The quality or state of being hot; thermal energy.
Did you know?Unlike words such as “disaster” or “mortgage,” “heat” has no hidden curse or occult origin; its power is older and more elemental, coming straight from the deep Germanic roots of everyday life.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*haitaz
“hot; warm”
Old English
OE
hǣtu
“heat, warmth”
Middle English
ME
hete
“heat, warmth”
Modern English
English
heat
“the state of being hot; thermal energy”