Where does “Heide” come from?
Heide (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Heid, from Middle High German heide, from Old High German heida, from Proto-West Germanic haiþi, from Proto-Germanic haiþī, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.
Heide (Pennsylvania German): plural of Heid
Ancestry of “Heide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pennsylvania German | Heid | heathen |
| 2 | Middle High German | heide | — |
| 3 | Old High German | heida | wilderness |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haiþi | uncultivated land, wasteland |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haiþī | heath, wasteland |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱayt- | forest, wasteland, pasture |