Etymograph

English

Heidelberg

Heidelberg comes from German Heidelberg.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentHeidelberg
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentHeidelberg
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *haiþī ‘heath, wasteland’

heathen, 3 more

through Proto-West Germanic *haiþi ‘uncultivated land, wasteland, moor’

heath, 1 more

Today it means

name A city and urban district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany; the administrative seat of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district, Baden-Württemberg.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Heidelberg / Heidelberg

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