Where does “hitata” come from?
hitata (Finnish) comes from Swedish hitta, from Old Swedish hitta, from Old Norse hitta, from Proto-Germanic hittijaną, from Proto-Indo-European keyd-, from Proto-Indo-European key- — to set in motion, to move; bright, burning; put...
hitata (Finnish): To hit
Definitions
- To hit
Ancestry of “hitata”, step by step
hitata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hitta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hitta | to find (locate; discover) |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hitta | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | hitta | to hit upon, meet; to hit, strike; to visit, see |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hittijaną | To encounter; meet with; make contact; hit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keyd- | to fall, fall upon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | key- | to set in motion, to move; bright, burning; put... |
via English hit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hit | "To strike."; To manage to touch in the right... |
| 2 | Middle English | hit | Third-person singular neuter pronoun: it;... |
| 3 | Old English | hit | it |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hit | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |