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Where does “hedensk” come from?

hedensk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish hedensk, from Old Norse heiðneskr.

hedensk (Norwegian Bokmål): heathen, pagan

Definitions

  1. heathen, pagan

Ancestry of “hedensk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedenskpagan, heathen
2Old Norseheiðneskr—
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