Where does “hǣþ” come from?

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

hǣþ (Old English): heath, untilled land, waste; heather; heath;...

Definitions

  1. heath, untilled land, waste; heather; heath;...

Ancestry of “hǣþ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hǣþ

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