Where does “heiden” come from?

heiden (Middle High German) comes from Old High German heidano, from Proto-West Germanic haiþin, from Proto-Germanic haiþinaz — heathen, pagan.

Ancestry of “heiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanheidanoheathen
2Proto-West Germanichaiþin—
3Proto-Germanichaiþinazheathen, pagan

Words derived from “heiden”

Every word from Proto-Germanic haiþinaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haiþin →Every word from Old High German heidano →