־הייט

Yiddish

/-heɪt/, /-haɪt/

suffix

Definitions

ness; -ity; -hood; -ship

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German -heit 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

-heit German
*haiduz Proto-Germanic
-heit Old High German
-heit Middle High German
-heet Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
-heet Pennsylvania German
-heet Central Franconian