Where does “verhitten” come from?
verhitten (Dutch) comes from Dutch hitte, from Middle Dutch hitte, from Old Dutch hitta, from Proto-Germanic hitjō — heat.
verhitten (Dutch): to heat
Definitions
- to heat
Ancestry of “verhitten”, step by step
verhitten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch hitte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hitte | heat |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hitte | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hitta | heat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hitjō | heat |
via Dutch ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |