Where does “heidano” come from?

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

heidano (Old High German): heathen

Definitions

  1. heathen

Ancestry of “heidano”, step by step

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

Words derived from “heidano”

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