Where does “heide” come from?
heide (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch heitha, from Proto-West Germanic haiþi, from Proto-Germanic haiþī, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.
heide (Middle Dutch): heath
Ancestry of “heide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | heitha | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | haiþi | uncultivated land, wasteland |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haiþī | heath, wasteland |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱayt- | forest, wasteland, pasture |
Words derived from “heide”