Where does “hǣþen” come from?

hǣþen (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic haiþin, from Proto-Germanic haiþinaz — heathen, pagan.

Ancestry of “hǣþen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichaiþin—
2Proto-Germanichaiþinazheathen, pagan

Words derived from “hǣþen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic haiþinaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haiþin →