Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haiþinnassī

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *haiþin +‎ *-nassī.

Noun

*haiþinnassī f

1. heathenness
2. heathenism, heathenry
3. heathendom

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*haiþinnassī
Genitive	*haiþinnassīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*haiþinnassī	—
Accusative	*haiþinnassīn	—
Genitive	*haiþinnassīn	—
Dative	*haiþinnassīn	—
Instrumental	*haiþinnassīn	—

Synonyms

• *haiþinskapi

Related terms

• *haiþindōm
• *haiþinisk

Descendants

• Old English: hǣþennes
  • Middle English: hethenesse
    • English: heathenesse
• Old Saxon: hēthinissa, hēthinussia, hēthinussi
  • Middle Low German: heidenisse
• Old Dutch: hēthinnussi, hethinissa, heithinissa
  • Middle Dutch: heidinesse, heidinisse, heidenesse, hedenesse
• Old High German: heidannissa