-heet
Pennsylvania German
suffix
Definitions
- Converts an adjective into a noun, usually to denote an abstract quality of the adjectival root.
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German -heit.
Origin
Old High German
-heit
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -hood English
- -heit German
- -heid Dutch, Flemish
- tegenwoordigheid Dutch, Flemish
- werkzaamheid Dutch, Flemish
- zelfgenoegzaamheid Dutch, Flemish
- *haiduz Proto-Germanic
- -hod Middle English
- -heit Middle Dutch
- -heit Old High German
- -heid Afrikaans
- -heit Middle High German
- -heet Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- -heet Central Franconian