Where does “hæð” come from?

hæð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

hæð (Icelandic): hill, hillock; height; altitude

Definitions

  1. hill, hillock; height; altitude

Ancestry of “hæð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehæðheight
2Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
3Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Words derived from “hæð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō →