Where does “Heide” come from?
Heide (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German heide, from Old Saxon hēthan, from Proto-West Germanic haiþin, from Proto-Germanic haiþinaz — heathen, pagan.
Heide (German Low German): heath; heathen
Ancestry of “Heide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | heide | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | hēthan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | haiþin | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haiþinaz | heathen, pagan |