heiden
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈɦɛi̯.də(n)/
noun
Definitions
- heathen, pagan, person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion
- gentile
- (figuratively) barbarian, Philistine in the uncivilised sense
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch heidin.
Origin
Middle Dutch
heidin
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- heathen English
- heathendom English
- heatheness English
- heathenesse English
- heathenhood English
- heathenise English
- heathenish English
- heathenism English
- heathenistic English
- heathenization English
- heathenize English
- heathenly English
- heathenness English
- heathenry English
- heathenship English
- heidendom Dutch, Flemish
- heidens Dutch, Flemish
- hethen Middle English
- heidijndoem Middle Dutch
- heidin Middle Dutch
- heiden Afrikaans
- heide Middle High German
- umhedeni Swati
- Heid Pennsylvania German
- muhedheni Shona
- mohetene Southern Sotho