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Where does “kayt-” come from?

kayt- (Proto-Indo-European): forest, wasteland, pasture

Definitions

  1. forest, wasteland, pasture

Words derived from “kayt-”

  • hath
  • Heather
  • heath
  • heather
  • heathery
  • heathy
  • heathland
  • hoyden
  • hoydenish
  • heathered
  • heathlike
  • heathclad
  • hoydenishness
  • heathwort
  • heatherlike
  • hoydenishly
  • heathless
  • heatherless
  • hoydenism
  • heathcropper
  • Heidelbeere
  • Heidekraut
  • Heide
  • Heidelerche