Where does “Payen” come from?

Payen (Middle French) comes from Old French paien, from Latin pāgānus, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Payen (Middle French): Pagan

Definitions

  1. Pagan

Ancestry of “Payen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpaienpagan; heathen
2Latinpāgānusof or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic
3Latinpāgusdistrict, canton, region
4Proto-Italicpāgos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic pāgos →