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Where does “heathclad” come from?

heathclad (English) comes from English Heath, from Middle English heth, from Old English hǣþ, from Proto-West Germanic haiþi, from Proto-Germanic haiþī, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.

heathclad (English): Clad or crowned with heath

Definitions

  1. Clad or crowned with heath

Ancestry of “heathclad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHeath—
2Middle EnglishhethAlternative form of heeth
3Old Englishhǣþheath, untilled land, waste; heather; heath;...
4Proto-West Germanichaiþiuncultivated land, wasteland
5Proto-Germanichaiþīheath, wasteland
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture
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