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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhēthan—
2Proto-West Germanichaiþin—
3Proto-Germanichaiþinazheathen, pagan

Words derived from “heide”

Every word from Proto-Germanic haiþinaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haiþin →Every word from Old Saxon hēthan →