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Where does “dopheide” come from?

dopheide (Dutch) comes from Dutch heide, from Middle Dutch heide, from Old Dutch heitha, from Proto-West Germanic haiþi, from Proto-Germanic haiþī, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.

dopheide (Dutch): heath, any plant of the genus "Erica";...

Definitions

  1. heath, any plant of the genus "Erica";...

Ancestry of “dopheide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheideheath, heathland; heather, plant of the family...
2Middle Dutchheideheath
3Old Dutchheitha—
4Proto-West Germanichaiþiuncultivated land, wasteland
5Proto-Germanichaiþīheath, wasteland
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture
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