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 hǣþenesEvery word from Middle English hethenesse
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