Where does “Heather” come from?

Heather comes from Middle English hather, from Old English hǣþ, from Proto-Germanic haiþī, from Proto-Indo-European kayt-.

Heather (English): OS grid ref SK3910

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SK3910

Ancestry of “Heather”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhather—
2Old Englishhǣddre—

Words derived from “Heather”

Every word from Old English hǣddre →