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