Where does “hæþ” come from?
hæþ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic haiþi, from Proto-Germanic haiþī, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.
hæþ (Old English): wasteland, wilderness, heath
Definitions
- wasteland, wilderness, heath
Ancestry of “hæþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | haiþi | uncultivated land, wasteland |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haiþī | heath, wasteland |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱayt- | forest, wasteland, pasture |