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

Definitions

  1. plural of Heid

Ancestry of “Heide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanHeidheathen
2Middle High Germanheide—
3Old High Germanheidawilderness
4Proto-West Germanichaiþiuncultivated land, wasteland
5Proto-Germanichaiþīheath, wasteland
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haiþī →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haiþi →