Where does “überhitzen” come from?
überhitzen (German) comes from German hitze, from Middle High German hitze, from Old High German hizza, from Proto-Germanic hitjō — heat.
überhitzen (German): to overheat
Ancestry of “überhitzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | hitze | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | hitze | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hizza | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hitjō | heat |