Where does “hêde” come from?

hêde (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic *heʀdā, from Proto-Germanic hezdǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Ancestry of “hêde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*heʀdā—
2Proto-GermanichezdǭFlax fibre; tow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hezdǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *heʀdā →