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Where does “Überhitzung” come from?

Überhitzung (German) comes from German überhitzen, from German hitze, from Middle High German hitze, from Old High German hizza, from Proto-Germanic hitjō — heat.

Überhitzung (German): overheating; hyperthermia

Definitions

  1. overheating; hyperthermia

Ancestry of “Überhitzung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanüberhitzento overheat
2Germanhitze—
3Middle High Germanhitze—
4Old High Germanhizza—
5Proto-Germanichitjōheat
Every word from Proto-Germanic hitjō →