Where does “-heid” come from?
-heid (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -heit, from Old Dutch -heit, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.
-heid (Dutch): -ness, -ity; forms nouns from adjectives,...
Definitions
- -ness, -ity; forms nouns from adjectives,...
Ancestry of “-heid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | -heit | ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective |
| 2 | Old Dutch | -heit | ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -haidu | hood |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |