Where does “hethen” come from?

hethen (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse heiðinn, from Proto-Germanic haiþinaz — heathen, pagan.

Ancestry of “hethen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	heiðinn	heathen, pagan
2	Proto-Germanic	haiþinaz	heathen, pagan

Words derived from “hethen”

hedning

Every word from Proto-Germanic haiþinaz →Every word from Old Norse heiðinn →