Where does “heiden” come from?

heiden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch heidin, from Middle Dutch heide, from Old Dutch heitha, from Proto-West Germanic haiþi, from Proto-Germanic haiþī, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.

heiden (Dutch): heathen, pagan, person who does not follow an...

Definitions

  1. heathen, pagan, person who does not follow an...

Ancestry of “heiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchheidinpagan
2Middle Dutchheideheath
3Old Dutchheitha—
4Proto-West Germanichaiþiuncultivated land, wasteland
5Proto-Germanichaiþīheath, wasteland
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture

Words derived from “heiden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haiþī →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haiþi →