Where does “heiter” come from?

heiter (German) comes from Middle High German heiter, from Old High German heitar, from Proto-West Germanic haidr, from Proto-Germanic haidraz, from Proto-Indo-European *keyt- — to shine, glow.

heiter (German): cheerful; fair

Definitions

  1. cheerful; fair

Ancestry of “heiter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanheiter—
2Old High Germanheitar—
3Proto-West Germanichaidrclear; bright
4Proto-Germanichaidrazclear, bright
5Proto-Indo-European*keyt-to shine, glow

Words derived from “heiter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haidraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haidr →