Where does “hit” come from?

hit (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch het, from Old Dutch hit, from Proto-Germanic hit, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.

hit (Middle Dutch): Alternative form of het

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of het

Ancestry of “hit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhetit
2Old Dutchhitit
3Proto-Germanichitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here
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