An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/hissen
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hissen, verb, ‘to hoist,’ Modern High German only, derived as a nautical term from the equivalent Low German hissen; compare Dutch hijschen, English to hoist, Swedish hissa. Among which of the maritime Teutons this technical tern, the etymology of which is still obscure, originated is not known; see Helm (2); it also found its way into Romance (French hisser).