Where does “-haat” come from?

-haat (East Central German) comes from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

-haat (East Central German): converts adjectives into nouns: -ness, -ty, -hood

Definitions

  1. converts adjectives into nouns: -ness, -ty, -hood

Ancestry of “-haat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German-heitnature, character
2Proto-West Germanic-haiduhood
3Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—

Words derived from “-haat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haiduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -haidu →