Old English hit

← Old English hē (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *hit (inherited)

← Old High German iz (cognate)

← Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐍄𐌰 (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *ḱe- (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (mention)

← Old Frisian hit (cognate)

→ English it (inherited)

→ English hit (inherited)

→ Middle English hit (inherited)