Where does “païen” come from?

païen (French) comes from Old French pagien, from Latin pāgānus, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

païen (French): pagan, heathen; an uneducated person, a hick

Definitions

pagan, heathen; an uneducated person, a hick

Ancestry of “païen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	pagien	Alternative form of paien
2	Latin	pāgānus	of or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic
3	Latin	pāgus	district, canton, region
4	Proto-Italic	pāgos	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂ǵos	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂ǵ-	to attach

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic pāgos →