Where does “heathenesse” come from?

heathenesse (English) comes from Middle English hethenesse, from Old English hǣþenes.

heathenesse (English): heathendom

Definitions

  1. heathendom

Ancestry of “heathenesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhethenesseThe portion of the world controlled or populated...
2Old Englishhǣþenes—
Every word from Old English hǣþenes →Every word from Middle English hethenesse →