Where does “Heide” come from?

Heide (German) comes from Middle High German heide, from Old High German heida, from Proto-West Germanic haiþi, from Proto-Germanic haiþī, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.

Heide (German): heath, heathland; woodland, forest; heathen,...

Definitions

  1. heath, heathland; woodland, forest; heathen,...

Ancestry of “Heide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanheide—
2Old High Germanheidawilderness
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 →