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
2Germanhitzeheat
3Middle High Germanhitze
4Old High Germanhizza
5Proto-Germanichitjōheat

Words derived from “Überhitzung

Every word from Proto-Germanic hitjōEvery word from Old High German hizzaEvery word from Middle High German hitze