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

Definitions

  1. heath; heathen

Ancestry of “Heide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanheide—
2Old Saxonhēthan—
3Proto-West Germanichaiþin—
4Proto-Germanichaiþinazheathen, pagan
Every word from Proto-Germanic haiþinaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haiþin →Every word from Old Saxon hēthan →