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Where does “hit” come from?

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

hit (Proto-Germanic): nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz

Definitions

  1. nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz

Ancestry of “hit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here

Words derived from “hit”

  • itself
  • hest
  • howbeit
  • it's
  • hisn
  • damnit
  • itness
  • whatchacallit
  • sobeit
  • whatsitsname
  • atself
  • goddidit
  • goshdarnit
  • hem
  • hiss
  • hyse
  • isse
  • it
  • hitte
  • hit
  • heis
  • hitt
  • hisen
  • hes
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