Where does “־הייט” come from?
־הייט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.
־הייט (Yiddish): -ness; -ity; -hood; -ship
Definitions
- -ness; -ity; -hood; -ship
Ancestry of “־הייט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | -heit | — |
| 2 | Old High German | -heit | nature, character |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -haidu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |
Words derived from “־הייט”