Where does “Heidentum” come from?

Heidentum (German) comes from German -tum, from Middle High German -tuom, from Old High German -tuom, from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Heidentum (German): paganism

Definitions

  1. paganism

Ancestry of “Heidentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-tum-dom
2Middle High German-tuom—
3Old High German-tuom—
4Proto-Germanic-dōmazForms nouns denoting the condition or state of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “Heidentum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz →
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