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

uncultivated land, wasteland, moor
Synonyms: *ainōdī, *mōr, *wōstini
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
- Middle English: heeth, heth, hethe, hath, hathe, hoth, hothe
  - English: heath, heather
  - Scots: haithe (in compounds)
Old Frisian: *hēthe
- North Frisian: hiiđ
- Saterland Frisian: Heede
- West Frisian: heide
Old Saxon: hētha
- Middle Low German: heide
  - German Low German: Heide, Heid
  - Westphalian:
    Münsterländer: Häide m, Haide f (Westmünsterländisch)
    
    East Westphalian: Håi'n (Ravensberger)
Old Dutch: *heitha
- Middle Dutch: heide
  - Dutch: heide, hei
Old High German: heida
- Middle High German: heide
  - German: Heide
  - Luxembourgish: Heed

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