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;...

Definitions

  1. Heathendom; the non-Christian world; A heathen;...

Ancestry of “paynym”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpaienime—
2Latinpāgānismusheathenry, paganism, heathenism
3Latinpāgānusof or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic
4Latinpāgusdistrict, canton, region
5Proto-Italicpāgos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “paynym”

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