Where does “heide” come from?
heide (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon hēthan, from Proto-West Germanic haiþin, from Proto-Germanic haiþinaz — heathen, pagan.
Ancestry of “heide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | hēthan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | haiþin | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haiþinaz | heathen, pagan |
Words derived from “heide”