Where does “hitze” come from?

hitze (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hizza, from Proto-Germanic hitjō — heat.

Ancestry of “hitze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhizza
2Proto-Germanichitjōheat

Words derived from “hitze

Every word from Proto-Germanic hitjōEvery word from Old High German hizza