Etymology Explorer
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Where does “hitte” come from?
hitte (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hitta, from Proto-Germanic hitjō — heat.
Ancestry of “hitte”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Dutch
hitta
heat
2
Proto-Germanic
hitjō
heat
Words derived from “hitte”
hitte
hittegolf
hitteberoerte
verhitten
hitteschild
oververhitten
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