Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haiþi

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haiþī.

Noun

*haiþi f

  1. uncultivated land, wasteland, moor
    Synonyms: *ainōdī, *mōr, *wōstini
  2. heather

Inflection

ī/jō-stem
Singular
Nominative *haiþi
Genitive *haiþijā
Singular Plural
Nominative *haiþi *haiþijō
Accusative *haiþijā *haiþijā
Genitive *haiþijā *haiþijō
Dative *haiþijē *haiþijōm, *haiþijum
Instrumental *haiþiju *haiþijōm, *haiþijum

Descendants

  • Old English: hǣþ, *hāþ, hēþ
    • Middle English: heeth, heth, hethe, hath, hathe, hoth, hothe
      • English: heath, heather
      • Scots: haithe (in compounds only)
  • Old Frisian: *hēthe
    • North Frisian: hiiđ
    • Saterland Frisian: Heede
    • West Frisian: heide
  • Old Saxon: *hētha, *heitha
    • Middle Low German: heide
      • Low German: Heide
        • German Low German: Heide, Heid, Hede, Heed, Hiede, Hied
        • Westphalian:
          Münsterländer: Häide m, Haide f (Westmünsterländisch)
          East Westphalian: Håi'n (Ravensberger)
  • Old Dutch: *hētha, *heitha
  • Old High German: heid, heida
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