See also: heid and 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)

  1. -ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective.

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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)

  1. -ness, -ity; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective.

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Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: -heid

References edit

  1. ^ 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)

  1. A substantive suffix denoting a condition or state of being.
    bairn + ‎-heid → ‎bairnheid
  2. A substantive suffix denoting a group sharing a specified condition or state.
    brither + ‎-heid → ‎britherheid

West Frisian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Frisian -hēd, from Proto-West Germanic *-haidu.

Suffix edit

-heid

  1. -ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective.

References edit

  • -heid”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011