-heid etymology

Dutch word -heid comes from Middle Dutch -heit

Detailed word origin of -heid

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-heit Middle Dutch (dum)
-heid Dutch (nld) -ness, -ity; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective.

Words with the same origin as -heid

Descendants of -heit
edelheid hoofsheid