Where does “hitt” come from?

hitt (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish hidden, from Middle High German hüeten, from Old High German huoten, from Proto-West Germanic *hōdijan — to shelter; defend; protect against; guard; heed.

hitt (Luxembourgish): inflection of hidden: ## third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of hidden: ## third-person singular...

Ancestry of “hitt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishhiddento tend, to mind, to look after
2Middle High Germanhüeten—
3Old High Germanhuotento watch, take care
4Proto-West Germanic*hōdijanto shelter; defend; protect against; guard; heed
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hōdijan →Every word from Old High German huoten →Every word from Middle High German hüeten →