Where does “hede” come from?

hede (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hēde, from Proto-Germanic *heʀdā, from Proto-Germanic hezdǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

hede (Dutch): tow, hards

Definitions

  1. tow, hards

Ancestry of “hede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhēde—
2Proto-Germanic*heʀdā—
3Proto-GermanichezdǭFlax fibre; tow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hezdǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *heʀdā →