Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗An exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc.
Inherited from Middle English heigh, hey, hay, hei, heh, probably of imitative origin. Compare hey, eh.
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Inherited-form mentionheighenm
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