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Where does “heið” come from?

heið (Icelandic) comes from Proto-Celtic *sasyos.

heið (Icelandic): clear sky

Definitions

  1. clear sky

Ancestry of “heið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*sasyos—

Words derived from “heið”

  • heiðblár
  • heiðskír
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