Where does “hitta” come from?

hitta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hitta, from Old Norse hitta, from Proto-Germanic hittijaną, from Proto-Indo-European keyd-, from Proto-Indo-European key- — to set in motion, to move; bright, burning; put...

hitta (Swedish): to find (locate; discover)

Definitions

  1. to find (locate; discover)

Ancestry of “hitta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhitta—
2Old Norsehittato hit upon, meet; to hit, strike; to visit, see
3Proto-GermanichittijanąTo encounter; meet with; make contact; hit
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeyd-to fall, fall upon
5Proto-Indo-Europeankey-to set in motion, to move; bright, burning; put...

Words derived from “hitta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European key- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European keyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hittijaną →
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