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Where does “hathir” come from?

hathir (Middle English) comes from Old English hǣþ, from Proto-West Germanic haiþi, from Proto-Germanic haiþī, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.

Ancestry of “hathir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhǣþheath, untilled land, waste; heather; heath;...
2Proto-West Germanichaiþiuncultivated land, wasteland
3Proto-Germanichaiþīheath, wasteland
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture

Words derived from “hathir”

  • Heather
  • heather
  • heathery
  • heathered
  • heatherlike
  • heatherless
  • Heather
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