Where does “hitten” come from?

hitten (Middle English) comes from Old English hyttan.

hitten (Middle English): to hit, strike, make contact with

Definitions

  1. to hit, strike, make contact with

Ancestry of “hitten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhyttan
Every word from Old English hyttan
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