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Heia.

bed or sleep; beddy-bye

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhaɪ̯a/
  1. bed or sleep; beddy-bye

    childish · feminine
    in die Heia gehen
    Zeit für die Heia
Where this word comes from

Chiefly Central German word attested since the 18th century. Related to common lullaby verses like heia popeia. This is probably of mere interjectional origin, though some have ventured to derive it from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to lie down”), in which case it would be related with Heirat. The late attestation is only a weak counterargument in such a childish word; nevertheless the relation seems rather hypothetical.

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