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Where does “hitte” come from?

hitte (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hitte, from Old Dutch hitta, from Proto-Germanic hitjō — heat.

hitte (Dutch): heat

Definitions

  1. heat

Ancestry of “hitte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhitte—
2Old Dutchhitta—
3Proto-Germanichitjōheat

Words derived from “hitte”

  • hittegolf
  • hitteberoerte
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