Where does “heiðinn” come from?

heiðinn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse heiðinn, from Proto-Germanic haiþinaz — heathen, pagan.

heiðinn (Icelandic): pagan, heathen

Definitions

  1. pagan, heathen

Ancestry of “heiðinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheiðinnheathen, pagan
2Proto-Germanichaiþinazheathen, pagan
Every word from Proto-Germanic haiþinaz →Every word from Old Norse heiðinn →