Where does “heide” come from?

heide (Dutch) comes 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.

heide (Dutch): heath, heathland; heather, plant of the family...

Definitions

  1. heath, heathland; heather, plant of the family...

Ancestry of “heide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchheideheath
2Old Dutchheitha
3Proto-West Germanichaiþiuncultivated land, wasteland
4Proto-Germanichaiþīheath, wasteland
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture

Words derived from “heide

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt-