Where does “heiði” come from?

heiði (Faroese) comes from Old Norse heiðr, from Proto-Germanic haiþī, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.

heiði (Faroese): heath

Definitions

  1. heath

Ancestry of “heiði”, step by step

heiði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse heiðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheiðrhonour, honor, worth; heath, moor; bright, clear,...
2Proto-Germanichaiþīheath, wasteland
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture

via Alemannic German Heidi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Alemannic GermanHeidi—

Words derived from “heiði”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haiþī →Every word from Old Norse heiðr →