-heid
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch -heid, from Middle Dutch -heit, from Old Dutch -heid, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-heid (plural -hede)
Derived terms edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch -heit, from Old Dutch -heid, from Proto-West Germanic *-haidu, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz. Cognate with German -heit, English -hood.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-heid f (plural -heden)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: -heid
References edit
- ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)
Scots edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English -had, from Old English -hād. Cognate with Dutch -heid, German -heit, English -hood.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-heid (plural -heids)
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian -hēd, from Proto-West Germanic *-haidu.
Suffix edit
-heid
References edit
- “-heid”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011