Where does “paynym” come from?
paynym (Middle English) comes from Old French paienime, from Latin pāgānismus, from Latin pāgānus, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
paynym (Middle English): Heathendom; the non-Christian world; A heathen;...
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- Heathendom; the non-Christian world; A heathen;...
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