Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “ḱayt-”

82 words across 31 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — including hath, Heather, heath, heather, heathery, heathy, heathland, hoyden.

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English (20)

Dutch (7)

Faroese (5)

Middle English (5)

German (4)

Swedish (3)

Middle Dutch (3)

Icelandic (3)

Danish (2)

Welsh (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Gothic (2)

Old English (2)

Old Norse (2)

Saterland Frisian (2)

Pennsylvania German (2)

Old Swedish (2)

Proto-Celtic (1)

German Low German (1)

Breton (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Proto-Brythonic (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Tagalog (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle High German (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Old High German (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Words from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — 82 descendants | Etymology Explorer