Where does “hit” come from?

hit (Limburgish) comes from Dutch hit, from Dutch Hitlander, from Dutch Hitland, from Old Norse Hjaltland, from Old Norse hjalt, from Proto-Germanic heltą, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

hit (Limburgish): something popular

Definitions

  1. something popular

Ancestry of “hit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhitA hit song, a very popular and successful song; A...
2DutchHitlandera Shetlander person from Shetland
3DutchHitland—
4Old NorseHjaltlandShetland
5Old Norsehjalthilt
6Proto-Germanicheltąhandle; hilt
7Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic heltą →Every word from Old Norse hjalt →