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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | haiþin | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haiþinaz | heathen, pagan |