Where does “hēthan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hēthan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hēthan”

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