Where does “heden” come from?

heden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch heden, from Old Dutch hiudo, from Proto-Germanic hiu dagu, from Proto-Germanic hinō dagō — today, on this day.

heden (Dutch): today; presently; the present

Definitions

  1. today; presently; the present

Ancestry of “heden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchheden—
2Old Dutchhiudotoday
3Proto-Germanichiu daguon this day
4Proto-Germanichinō dagōtoday, on this day
Every word from Proto-Germanic hinō dagō →Every word from Proto-Germanic hiu dagu →Every word from Old Dutch hiudo →