Where does “hīwid” come from?

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

hīwid (Old English): the amount of land needed to support one family

Definitions

  1. the amount of land needed to support one family

Ancestry of “hīwid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichīwaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “hīwid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hīwaz →