heathen
English
/ˈhiːðən/
adj
Definitions
- Not adhering to Christian religion; pagan.
- (by extension) Uncultured; uncivilized; savage, philistine.
- pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hethen (heathen, away) inherited from Old English hǣþen inherited from Proto-Germanic *haiþinaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*haiþinaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- heathendom English
- heatheness English
- heathenesse English
- heathenhood English
- heathenise English
- heathenish English
- heathenishly English
- heathenishness English
- heathenism English
- heathenistic English
- heathenization English
- heathenize English
- heathenly English
- heathenness English
- heathenry English
- heathenship English
- Heide German
- Heidekraut German
- Heidelbeere German
- Heidelerche German
- Heidenangst German
- Heidengeld German
- Heidenlärm German
- Heidentum German
- Heiderauch German
- heiden Dutch, Flemish
- heidendom Dutch, Flemish
- heidens Dutch, Flemish
- *haiþinaz Proto-Germanic
- heidning Norwegian Nynorsk
- hæþen Old English
- hæþendom Old English
- hǣþen Old English
- haithen-hede Middle English
- heeth Middle English
- hethen Middle English
- hethen-ward Middle English
- hethenesse Middle English
- hethenhod Middle English
- hethenli Middle English
- hethens Middle English
- heþen Middle English
- hæthendom Middle English
- hæðene-scipe Middle English
- heiðingi Old Norse
- heiðinn Old Norse
- hedning Danish
- heidin Middle Dutch
- heidano Old High German
- heiden Afrikaans
- heide Middle High German
- Heid Pennsylvania German
- mohetene Southern Sotho