Where does “hede” come from?
hede (Middle English) comes from Middle English hēden, from Old English hēdan, from Old Norse héðan, from Old Norse hér, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
hede (Middle English): Alternative form of hod; Alternative form of heed
Definitions
- Alternative form of hod; Alternative form of heed
Ancestry of “hede”, step by step
hede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English hēden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hēden | — |
| 2 | Old English | hēdan | to heed, take care, observe, attend, guard, take... |
| 3 | Old Norse | héðan | hence |
| 4 | Old Norse | hér | here |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |