Where does “hat” come from?

hat (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hit, from Proto-Germanic hit, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.

hat (North Frisian): it

Definitions

  1. it

Ancestry of “hat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhitit
2Proto-Germanichitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hit →Every word from Old Frisian hit →