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Where does “heþin” come from?
heþin (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse heiðinn, from Proto-Germanic haiþinaz — heathen, pagan.
Ancestry of “heþin”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Norse
heiðinn
heathen, pagan
2
Proto-Germanic
haiþinaz
heathen, pagan
Words derived from “heþin”
heden
hedning
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