Where does “hitte” come from?

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

hitte (Middle English): Alternative form of hit

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hit

Ancestry of “hitte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhitThird-person singular neuter pronoun: it;...
2Old Englishhitit
3Proto-Germanichitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hit →Every word from Old English hit →