Where does “hīġid” come from?

hīġid (Old English) comes from Old English hīwid, from Proto-Germanic hīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

hīġid (Old English): a measure of land

Definitions

  1. a measure of land

Ancestry of “hīġid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhīwidthe amount of land needed to support one family
2Proto-Germanichīwaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hīwaz →Every word from Old English hīwid →