Where does “Heidekraut” come from?

Heidekraut (German) comes from German heide, 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.

Heidekraut (German): heather

Definitions

  1. heather

Ancestry of “Heidekraut”, step by step

Heidekraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German heide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanheideheath, heathland
2Middle High Germanheide—
3Old High Germanheidawilderness
4Proto-West Germanichaiþiuncultivated land, wasteland
5Proto-Germanichaiþīheath, wasteland
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture

via German kraut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrautherb; useful plant plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect
2Middle High Germankrūt—
3Old High Germankrūt—
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haiþī →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haiþi →