Where does “-heid” come from?

-heid (Scots) comes from Middle English -had, from Old English -hād, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

-heid (Scots): A substantive suffix denoting a condition or...

Definitions

A substantive suffix denoting a condition or...

Ancestry of “-heid”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	-had	Alternative form of -hede
2	Old English	-hād	-hood
3	Proto-West Germanic	-haidu	hood
4	Proto-Germanic	haiduz	manner, way; personality, character; appearance
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kayt-	—

Words derived from “-heid”

britherheid

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haiduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -haidu →