Where does “heiðr” come from?

heiðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic haiþī, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.

heiðr (Old Norse): honour, honor, worth; heath, moor; bright, clear,...

Definitions

  1. honour, honor, worth; heath, moor; bright, clear,...

Ancestry of “heiðr”, step by step

heiðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic haiþī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaiþīheath, wasteland
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture

via Proto-Germanic haiduz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—

Words derived from “heiðr”

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