Where does “umhedeni” come from?
umhedeni (Swazi) comes from Afrikaans heiden, from Dutch heiden, from Middle Dutch heidin, from Middle Dutch heide, from Old Dutch heitha, from Proto-West Germanic haiþi, from Proto-Germanic haiþī, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.
umhedeni (Swazi): heathen
Definitions
- heathen
Ancestry of “umhedeni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | heiden | pagan, heathen, person who does not follow an... |
| 2 | Dutch | heiden | heathen, pagan, person who does not follow an... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | heidin | pagan |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | heide | heath |
| 5 | Old Dutch | heitha | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haiþi | uncultivated land, wasteland |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haiþī | heath, wasteland |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱayt- | forest, wasteland, pasture |