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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhitta—
2Proto-Germanichitjōheat

Words derived from “hitte”

  • hittegolf
  • hitteberoerte
  • hitte
Every word from Proto-Germanic hitjō →