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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.

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*hōdijan—
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