Where does “heitha” come from?

heitha (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic haiþi, from Proto-Germanic haiþī, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.

Ancestry of “heitha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichaiþiuncultivated land, wasteland
2Proto-Germanichaiþīheath, wasteland
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture

Words derived from “heitha

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt-Every word from Proto-Germanic haiþīEvery word from Proto-West Germanic haiþi