Where does “heidin” come from?

heidin (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch heide, from Old Dutch heitha, from Proto-West Germanic haiþi, from Proto-Germanic haiþī, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.

heidin (Middle Dutch): pagan

Definitions

  1. pagan

Ancestry of “heidin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchheideheath
2Old Dutchheitha—
3Proto-West Germanichaiþiuncultivated land, wasteland
4Proto-Germanichaiþīheath, wasteland
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture

Words derived from “heidin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haiþī →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haiþi →