Where does “hita” come from?

hita (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hiti, from Proto-Germanic haitį̄, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

Ancestry of “hita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehitiheat
2Proto-Germanichaitį̄heat
3Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

Words derived from “hita”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitį̄ →Every word from Old Norse hiti →
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