Where does “heth” come from?

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

heth (English): The eighth letter of many Semitic alphabets

Definitions

  1. The eighth letter of many Semitic alphabets

Ancestry of “heth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishheethheath, uncultivated land
2Old Englishhǣþheath, untilled land, waste; heather; heath;...
3Proto-West Germanichaiþiuncultivated land, wasteland
4Proto-Germanichaiþīheath, wasteland
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haiþī →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haiþi →
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