Where does “hit” come from?

hit (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hít, from Proto-Germanic hit, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.

hit (Norwegian Nynorsk): here

Definitions

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Ancestry of “hit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehít—
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 Norse hít →
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